Editing Newquay (section)

===Second World War===
Among many schools evacuated to Cornwall (notably [[Benenden]] Girls' School), 240 boys and 20 masters of [[Gresham's School]] were evacuated to the town from [[Holt, Norfolk|Holt]], [[Norfolk]], during the [[Second World War]], between June 1940 and March 1944.<ref>Benson, S. G. G. & Evans, Martin Crossley (2002) ''I Will Plant Me a Tree: an Illustrated History of Gresham's School''. London: James & James {{ISBN|0-907383-92-0}}</ref> Gresham's occupied the Bay Hotel and the Pentire Hotel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newquay – Way Out West |url=https://www.greshams.com/prep-schools-2/archives/historical-articles/newquay-way-out-west/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303050310/https://www.greshams.com/prep-schools-2/archives/historical-articles/newquay-way-out-west/ |archive-date=3 March 2018 |access-date=2 March 2018 |website=greshams.com |publisher=Gresham's School}}</ref>

Between 1940 and 1944, the [[Royal Air Force]] used hotels in Newquay as a Ground school for aircrew Initial Training Wings No 7, No 8, and No 40. Recruits were taught basic flying theory and service protocols, and were sorted into their likely future RAF trades, such as Pilots, Observers, Navigators, Wireless operators, and air gunners.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Initial Training Wings/Recruit Centres etc. |url=http://www.rafweb.org/Members%20Pages/Unt%20Histories/Ground%20Training%20Units/ITWs.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306145114/http://www.rafweb.org/Members%20Pages/Unt%20Histories/Ground%20Training%20Units/ITWs.htm |archive-date=6 March 2018 |access-date=2 March 2018 |website=rafweb.org |publisher=Air of Authority (unofficial website)}}</ref> The training took place in the Highbury Hotel and men were billeted in nearby hotels.<ref>{{Cite web |title=P/O Thomas Forbes |url=http://www.aujs06.dsl.pipex.com/12squadron/html/itw.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144606/http://www.aujs06.dsl.pipex.com/12squadron/html/itw.htm |archive-date=21 September 2017 |access-date=21 September 2017 |website=www.aujs06.dsl.pipex.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Jay – Flight Engineer. No.75 (NZ) Squadron – International Bomber Command Centre |url=http://internationalbcc.co.uk/memories/robert-jay-flight-engineer-no-75-nz-squadron/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144712/http://internationalbcc.co.uk/memories/robert-jay-flight-engineer-no-75-nz-squadron/ |archive-date=21 September 2017 |access-date=21 September 2017 |website=internationalbcc.co.uk}}</ref>

Several hotels were requisitioned as convalescent hospitals for the Army, Air Force, and Royal Navy. These were the Atlantic Hotel, the Headland Hotel, the Hotel Victoria, the [[Fistral Bay Hotel]] and St Rumons (later renamed the Esplanade).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-07-02 |title=WW2 People's War - My Wartime Memories |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/96/a4325096.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925063134/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/96/a4325096.shtml |archive-date=25 September 2015 |access-date=2016-10-20 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>