From Scotland down through England and Wales to the southern tip of Cornwall our coastline, apart from being a place of fantastically varied beauty, also tells the story of our heritage over the centuries.
The location above is on the north Cornish coast below Pendeen and is the Levant Tin Mine and beyond that what became a notoriously deadly Arsenic works. In the far distance is Pendeen Lighthouse.
Looks both picturesque and tranquil now…… but once a hive of activity and a source of Cornish wealth (for some) and dangerous and very hard labour (for others). I recall a rather young Art Director, whilst selecting images for a publication, saying that development like that would not be tolerated today along our coast……His editor gave him a withering look, shuck his head and replied “quite right lad – today we build Nuclear Power Stations instead”. I suppose that is progress!
3rd December
© David Oakes 2013
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