Newquay’s Harbour has often been used as a backdrop for pictures in our catalogue. In the current spring summer catalogue our model Amelie was taken to the harbour to show off the natural elements in our bamboo and organic cotton clothing featured on pages 18 & 19 of the catalogue.
As you can imagine, the history of Newquay’s harbour goes back a long way, in fact it was as a result of the new harbour (the quay), that the town became known as Newquay…
It all began in 1439 when Bishop Lacey of Exeter allowed the burghers of what was then called Towan Blistra to build a New Quay. This was the beginning of the town’s second life as a fishing port culminating in the arrival of the great pilchard shoals of the 18th century. Then when the pilchards went, the Industrial Revolution came, and this turned Newquay from a fishing to a commodity port loading tin, lead and china clay. Below is an image of the harbour as it stood in 1904, when train tracks lead from Newquay’s main station through the town into the harbour. This goods line worked by horses opened in 1846, and remained in working order for a tremendous 80 years with the last last trains to run through to Newquay Harbour in about 1924.
Today Newquay is too often seen as a place for where only teenagers visit and enjoy in groups. There are so many other tourists who come to the town and enjoy spots like the harbour, where often a seal’s head pops up to try and pinch the fisherman’s catch! In fact there is so much more to Newquay if you only scratch the surface. The town is the backdrop for most of the images in our catalogue, and the rest are taken from places less than 30 minutes away by car, so we are very proud and feel very privileged to live in such a beautiful area.
Newquay’s Harbour was even the setting for our back cover shot of Amelie wearing the Chunky Bell Sleeve Knit, Tinder Pouch, Over-The-Knee Socks and Biker Boots. We absolutely love this image!
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