WW2 On the Beach Newquay, Cornwall

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here are a few photos of World War Two history I found walking around Newquay, Cornwall

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Three WW2 Sea mines at Lusty Glaze beach, You can see these at low tide and dependent on sand levels(these were taken in after stormy weather)

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WW2 Sea Mine Lusty Glaze Beach

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I would describe this as a WW2 Torpdeo Head, I found this back in 2016 at Fistral Beach

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WW2 Torpedo Head

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You can see a propeller inside

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Police seal off the area until checked by bomb disposal unit and the all-clear given

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WW2 Pillbox at Towan Headland

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The Pillbox is covered in Ice plant (Delosperma cooperi)

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WW2 Pillbox later used as a fishing hut.

I used to volunteer at the Newquay Old Cornwall Society which has a free museum behind the bus station, for more info see the website: [Newquay Museum] (http://newquayoldcornwall.org.uk/main/index.php) And there's a Facebook page with photos and info too: NOCS Facebook

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