Our well-loved Friend, Douglas Williams has died at the age of 92. This Newlyn man, son of a fisherman, spent a lifetime contributing to his native village. The importance of his written legacy was recognised when he became a bard of the Gorsedh and took the name Lev ha Pluven (Voice of the Pen). He joined the Editorial
Are you interested in the History of Newlyn, or in the Artists of the Newlyn School or in local Artists? Or perhaps in Newlyn Families. If so, we would be grateful for your help. We need volunteers to help with the documentation of records and with meeting and helping visitors.
The Archive will be closed from December 23rd until January 4th. Seasons Greetings to you all.
There is some new material in the Newlyn Archive about Trinity Young Wives. Look in the main Newlyn Archive at Institutions and Organisations, Trinity Chapel, Wives. In 1960 a group of young Newlyn wives got together at the Methodist House at Fotheringay, Elms Close Terrace in Newlyn with a view
Saturday 17th of September from 10am till 2 pm After a 3 year wait on September 17th at the Centre, Chywoone Hill, our usual exhibition space, the Archive was pleased to announce its open day celebrating Newlyn‘s fishing trades. The doors opened at 10 am and a steady stream of
The Story of St Peter’s Players by Diane Tredinnick, published by the Newlyn Archive this September, is our latest book about Newlyn and its people. We are offering the book at a pre-publication discount of £1 which means that if you buy it before 17/9/2022 it will cost £7. The
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
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
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
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