The Banqueting Hall, Porth, Newquay

Beautiful caverns at Trevelgue Head, Porth Island, Newquay were much admired by Victorian tourists. One would be very special to Newquay people as its vast size and wonderful acoustics meant that when it was low tide local people would flock to what would become known as the 'Banqueting Hall' for concerts. People brought their candles and stools and the chaps organising the event would bring the piano. Hundreds of people traipsed across the sands to enjoy these events for many decades. In time it was deemed dangerous and by the 1980's long after the concerts had ceased the cavern was destroyed. But, Newquay people still remember and this is a short video telling the story, including an interview carried out by Chris Blount from Dorothy Wood who remembered attending the concerts.

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Outrageous vandalism