Anxiety...old enough to feel it. Too young to deal with it...
The little boys anxiety was palpable but he didn't have to suffer it for too long. His daddy soon surfaced and came into the shore at Portreath.
Dead man's hut, the monkey hut and the pepperpot daymark are clearly seen on this somewhat dull day and there was enough surf for body board surfing as the tide came in. The first place I ever took a holiday in Cornwall but this is only my second visit to this place in over thirty years...
The Monkey House or Hut dates back to the days when Portreath was a busy port, shipping copper out and coal in. Whilst the harbour was important the entrance was still treacherous. The Monkey House (although not known as that in those days) was used for shelter by the harbour pilots who would wave flags or lanterns to guide ships into harbour, or warn away if conditions were too dangerous….
Located towards the harbour entrance at Portreath and set up on a raised section in the cliff side is this small circular hut. Now an iconic part of Portreath harbour the name, 'Dead Man's Hut', belies its darker past.
Initially used as a the harbour master's lookout the hut's official title is the Lower Pilots Lookout. The harbour pilots were stationed here and would signal to ships whether it was safe to enter the harbour. Flags were used during the day and lanterns at night.
The name Dead Man's Hut comes from the days when the lookout would be used as a temporary morgue when bodies were washed ashore or found floating in the sea. This would have been the case in the shipwreck of the Escurial in 1895.
Sitting high on the cliff top overlooking Portreath harbour and beach is the Daymark often referred to as the Pepperpot….
Anxiety...old enough to feel it. Too young to deal with it...
The little boys anxiety was palpable but he didn't have to suffer it for too long. His daddy soon surfaced and came into the shore at Portreath.
Dead man's hut, the monkey hut and the pepperpot daymark are clearly seen on this somewhat dull day and there was enough surf for body board surfing as the tide came in. The first place I ever took a holiday in Cornwall but this is only my second visit to this place in over thirty years...
The Monkey House or Hut dates back to the days when Portreath was a busy port, shipping copper out and coal in. Whilst the harbour was important the entrance was still treacherous. The Monkey House (although not known as that in those days) was used for shelter by the harbour pilots who would wave flags or lanterns to guide ships into harbour, or warn away if conditions were too dangerous….
Located towards the harbour entrance at Portreath and set up on a raised section in the cliff side is this small circular hut. Now an iconic part of Portreath harbour the name, 'Dead Man's Hut', belies its darker past.
Initially used as a the harbour master's lookout the hut's official title is the Lower Pilots Lookout. The harbour pilots were stationed here and would signal to ships whether it was safe to enter the harbour. Flags were used during the day and lanterns at night.
The name Dead Man's Hut comes from the days when the lookout would be used as a temporary morgue when bodies were washed ashore or found floating in the sea. This would have been the case in the shipwreck of the Escurial in 1895.
Sitting high on the cliff top overlooking Portreath harbour and beach is the Daymark often referred to as the Pepperpot….