Pincher Martin Pincher Martin Pincher Martin (published in America as Pincher Martin: The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin), is a novel by British writer William Golding, first published in 1956. It is Golding's third novel, following "The Inheritors" and his debut "Lord of the Flies". The novel is one of Golding's best-known novels, and is noted for being existential and minimalistic in setting. The plot of "Pincher Martin" surrounds the survival and psychophysical, spiritual and existential plight of one Christopher Hadley "Pincher" Martin, a temporary naval lieutenant who believes himself to be the sole survivor of a military torpedo destroyer which sinks
Truro and Newquay Railway Today the cutting has been filled in but the wrought iron entrance gates survive. The , five-arch Goonbell Viaduct ( ) is beyond the station towards Newquay, still intact and resplendent. Perranporth Beach Halt was opened on 20 July 1931; it was the last station added to the line. It had a single platform on the right of trains heading towards Newquay. The Halt was staffed in the summer months, and in some records is referred to as "Perranporth Beach Platform". After closure, the sectional concrete platform was removed and installed "The Dell", subsequently renamed Falmouth Town railway station on