Station Name: PADSTOW[Source: Martin James]
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An August 1932 aerial view looking north-west across Padstow and with the railway station on the left, below which the fish shed is seen and, bottom left, Messrs Pawlyn's premises. Prominent is the railway jetty which would soon be modified again with a rounded end. This would have been done for a number of reasons including to lessen damage by tidal currents and from collisions. A motor car can be seen driving onto the station forecourt. At the buffer stops north of the station some passenger stock is stabled, while a number of wagons can be seen on the quayside lines. One appears to be an ex-LSWR goods brake. These have been described elsewhere and were a cross between a goods van and a brake van. Among the other wagons on this siding, at least one is private owner and another bears Southern Railway livery; these details are, however, visible only under magnification. The Metropole hotel, the postal address of which is Station Road, Padstow, is at top centre and below it between the sidings and the quay is what look like a number of grounded cattle wagon bodies. Between the south end of the fish shed and the quay stands a grounded carriage body with yet more beyond and sitting parallel to the end of the shed. The small, white pitched roof building between fish shed and quay belonged to Messrs Pawlyn. Moving along, to the lower right of the Metropole and directly behind the wagons on the quay stands the Fishermen’s Mission while at the far end, on the corner opposite the inner harbour, stands the Custom House. This building is today a hotel. A Custom House could be found at any port where ocean-going vessels have access. There is today no dedicated customs presence at Padstow, the function being handled from elsewhere.
Reproduced with the kind permission of Simmons Aerofilms Ltd
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