Coombe Valley near Kilkhampton in 1944

The Coombe Valley is a beautiful steep sided valley that runs from Kilkampton down to the sea at Duckpool in north Cornwall. In 1944 it was the subject of a Ministry of Information documentary called Cornish Valley. Here we look at the scenic shots of the valley from cameraman Peter Hennessey that show us Coombe Mill, Stowe Barton, Burridge Farm and Sanctuary Farm. While the valley looks peaceful without a hint of war, the valley lay just below RAF Cleave, the anti-aircraft gunnery school, (now GCHQ Bude at Morwenstow) and for the first part of 1944 the US Rangers trained on the nearby cliff for their assault on Point du Hoc.
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