Editing Newquay (section)

=== Dr William Borlase visit in 1755 ===
[[William Borlase|Dr William Borlase]], who was a Cornish [[antiquarian]] and the [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of [[Ludgvan]], visited Towan Blystra in 1755 during a tour of Cornwall. He wrote: <blockquote>"Passed the Ganel and went about a mile further to a place of about twelve houses called Towan Blystra, a furlong further to the New Quay in [[St Columb Minor|St Columb Parish]], here is a little pier, the north point of which is fixed on a rock, the end in a cliff; at the eastern end there is a gap cult [cut] about 25 feet wide into the slaty rock of the cliff: This gap lets small ships into a basin which may hold about six ships of about 80 tons burthen and at spring tides has 18 feet of water in it, upon the brow of the cliff is a dwelling house and a commodious cellar lately built."
<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lyon |first=Rod |title=Early Newquay|publisher= |year=1991 |isbn= |edition=1st |location=United Kingdom |language=English}}</ref></blockquote>The dwelling house mentioned by Borlase is believed to be referring to 'Quay House' one of the oldest building in the town, the Newquay edition of the Homeland Handbooks book (1931) described it as having a "''picturesque front and low grey roof may be observed beyond a gate marked 'Private'.''"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Goddard |first=Fanny |title=The Homeland Handbooks: Newquay (Cornwall) |last2=Cresswell |first2=Beatrix F |publisher=The Homeland Association LTD |year=1931 |volume=27 |location=[[London]] |pages=10}}</ref>