We were in the process of cataloguing a cutting about Melissa Hardie when we heard the sad news of her death. The photo shows the occasion of Melissa’s final journey down her beloved Chapel Street on Wednesday 20th July. Many Friends of the Archive wearing bright colours, as requested, congregated on the pavements to say […]
As they expected, Newlyn was a-buzz with Jubilee celebrations. The Penzance ones were over, having taken place on June 21st. There had been a spectacular start to them with a 21-gun salute fired by Mr Runnalls from his quarry on Penlee Point. After that there was an official procession in Penzance, with the Church of […]
Photo of HMS Warspite being towed between Prussia Cove and Hogus Rocks. The tug boats are Brahman (front) and Englishman (rear). Private Collection. On February 24th we attended a talk about the battleship HMS Warspite at the Cornish Story Cafe in Marazion. The talk was given by Richard Holme and sponsored by the Cornwall Heritage Trust. HMS Warspite had done service in both world wars before she was wrecked off Prussia Cove in April 1947. […]
According to Iris Green in her booklet ‘On Newlyn Hill’, George Sherwood Hunter and his wife Constant Mary were living at the Malt House on Chywoone Hill by 1902, having moved there after the Gotches had left. He was soon an integral part of the Newlyn Community of Artists, helping Elizabeth and Stanhope Forbes in […]
‘Peter’s blowin’ was the word that went round Newlyn when the foghorn sounded on the South Pier. Peter Hosking was the sailmaker who lived at Green Rocks. The foghorn would be blown every minute when Peter could no longer see the promenade through the fog. Peter Kneebone Hosking (1873-1957) was born at St Peter’s Hill, […]
We were sorry to hear of the death of Billy Stevenson who has been such a prominent figure in the recent history of Newlyn Harbour. We thought it would be appropriate to share this wonderful picture with Friends of the Archive. It was taken in 2004 by Glyn Richards who has donated a collection of […]