From Design Journal - click on the photo to enlarge) which shows the town side of our apartment as it was in 1965 (Number 11 is the one in the centre with its own stairs) . It also shows the Barbara Hepworth piece which graces the car park.
Porthmeor Beach - maybe 1930s
Porthmeor beach - an even older one
The view from the island showing Barnaloft and Piazza
Vogue ran a feature on St Ives and led with this picture of Porthmeor
Demolishing a mountain - sand on Porthmeor in 1952
Barnaloft residents pay the council to lower the sand a couple of times a year. This is pretty extreme
Another old picture of the beach - when Barnaloft was Maid Betsy yard and still used for nets
Another high sand day on Porthmeor
Early picture of Barnaloft - before Piazza was built
Very early photo of Barnaloft