The Spire The Spire The Spire is a 1964 novel by the English author William Golding. "A dark and powerful portrait of one man's will", it deals with the construction of the 404-foot high spire loosely based on Salisbury Cathedral; the vision of the fictional Dean Jocelin. In this novel, William Golding utilises stream of consciousness writing with an omniscient but increasingly fallible narrator. Jocelin, the Dean of the cathedral, directs the construction of a towering spire funded by his aunt, Lady Alison, a mistress of the former King. The project is carried on against the advice of many, and in particular
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