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Charlestown (Cornish: Porth Meur, meaning great cove) is a village and port on the south coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of St Austell Bay. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) southeast of St Austell town centre. [1] The port at Charlestown developed in the late 18th century from the fishing village of West Polmear.
Charlestown Shipwreck and Heritage Centre. The Shipwreck Treasure Museum (previously the Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre) located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Charlestown, Cornwall, England, is a historical museum housing over 8,000 artifacts from over 150 different shipwrecks.
The wreck was located in 1981 and a selection of her cargo can be seen in the Charlestown Shipwreck, Rescue and Heritage Centre, Charlestown. [7] Also reported as Saint Andrew and sinking on 19 January 1526. [22] [23] The site is designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. [24]
Hundreds of items recovered from shipwrecks, including cannons, crockery, and other treasures are being put up for auction. The artefacts, dating from the 16th Century to more recent wrecks, are ...
2 March – the Croisec vessel Cecilie Caroline ( France) left Charlestown with china clay for Nantes. She was driven ashore, a few hours after she left port, at nearby Apple-tree. The five crew lost their lives. [8] 3 March – a brigantine carrying pitwood for Port Talbot went ashore at Mevagissey. Two of the crew drowned. [9]
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Looking south from Charlestown Map of the four civil parishes in the St Austell area created in 2009 click to enlarge View of St Austell Bay from Carn Grey. St Austell Bay (Cornish: Baya Ti war Dreth) [1] is a bay on Cornwall's south coast which is bounded to the east by Gribbin Head and to the west by Black Head.