Tung Sing, Portreath - 14 February 2017

A visit to Portreath was deeply fascinating as much for what used to be there as what is there now. The Portreath Incline was the arrival route for the Portreath branch of the Hayle Railway which opened in 1837. Remains of the incline can be seen in this photograph behind the Tung Sing Chinese takeaway in Tregea Terrace. The takeaway was formerly a full restaurant as recently as 5 years ago and a photograph from the early 20th century shows a building on this site which appears to be one from which this has been altered. The archive image also shows the railway which closed in the 1930s and was lifted completely in 1945. The incline is not presently accessible in the town but it is intended to restore access as a footpath.

Photograph by John Oram
Photoshop (blur) by Gregory Halse

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