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This photograph was taken just before a tremendous thunderstorm complete with lightening that cleared the beach of all but hardy holiday makers!
©Susan Tromans
A telephoto of the open-air theatre taken from across Porthcurno Bay.
©Mrs Blorenge
Dist:0.1km north<br/>There is much of relevance in this picture: The South West Coastal Path crosses this path, as evidenced on the granite signpost - Penberth to the left and Porthgwarra to the right; the diamond-shaped sign indicates the presence of underground cables, of which there are many buried under the beach, this place being the landfall of many cables under the Atlantic Ocean and the small building houses the terminals of these cables.
©Rod Allday
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©Bill Henderson
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Dedicated to all things to do with the telegraph network which enabled global communications in the late 19th and early 20th century. At that time Porthcurno was perhaps the most important communications nexus in the world.
©Tony Atkin
Dist:0.2km north<br/>A rare nice day in June 2007
©Paul Marsh
Dist:0.2km north<br/>This was where undersea telegraph cables which came up onto Porthcurno beach from all over the world were terminated and the signals routed onwards via the landline network. The inside of the hut has been preserved as it was. See also [[318569]].
©Tony Atkin
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©Row17
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©Row17
Dist:0.3km north<br/>Telegraph cables from all over the world came on Britain's shores at Porthcurno beach and were routed onwards from this little hut situated just above the beach. See also [[318578]].
©Tony Atkin
Dist:0.3km north<br/>the sea rolling in at Porthcurno beach, go there !
©Dave Pyper
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©Brian Smith
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©Row17
Dist:0.3km north<br/>Taken from near the top of the very steep steps down from the Minack Theatre to the beach.
©Tony Atkin
Dist:0.4km north<br/>Seen from the eastern clifftop. Poking over the opposite clifftop is part of the Minack Theatre.
©Tony Atkin

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