On 1st July 1949 the Western Union Fleet assembled in Mount's Bay, comprising of about 50 ships from Britain, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. Information can be found in various media sources.
Photograph of Beachfield House, at the bottom of Alexandra Road, This was run as Dingley's Private Hotel by Mrs. Eliza Dingley, and later by Miss Mary Dingley . It later became the Beachfield Hotel and Dingley's moved around the corner.
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