The area bore the brunt of the Ash Wednesday storm on 7 March 1962, with most of the buildings destroyed along with nearly one mile of the seafront from the Battery Rocks to Tolcarne heavily damaged. The only Wherrytown building to survive was the Mount's Bay Inn.
On March 7, 1962, during the Ash Wednesday storm, this region faced substantial destruction, including most buildings and nearly a mile of seafront between Battery Rocks and Tolcarne. Only the Mount's Bay Inn in Wherrytown remained standing.