H. Taprell Dorling H. Taprell Dorling Captain Henry Taprell Dorling (1883-1968) was a British sailor, author, and journalist who served in the Royal Navy during both world wars, giving his marine fact and fiction a notable authenticity. His Pincher Martin, O.D. (1916) is widely referenced as the source for Pincher Martin (1956) by Nobel prizewinner William Golding. He wrote under the name Taffrail. Dorling was born in Berwick, the second son of Colonel Francis Dorling, and named Taprell Henry, but later changed the order of his names. He entered the HMS "Britannia" in August 1897, his 1113 marks placing him fifty-eighth in merit
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