Paul church is ‘situated in a very exposed part of the parish on an eminence and a considerable distance from the two great masses of the populatio
The greatest period of smuggling coincided with wars from 1689 to 1815. Starting as a response to a salt tax in the 1680s, by the 1690s many other
After the First World War the government announced its intention to provide 'homes fit for heroes' for returning servicemen and their families.
One of the last acts of the Paul Urban District Council was to put up street nameplates in Newlyn (though not Mousehole) as a belated response to r
During the intensive research into Newlyn and Mousehole Dr Joanna Mattingly made many friends. On one of her visits to gather yet more information
An aged schoolmaster is noted at Newlyn in 1829, but the location of his school is unclear.
The origins of the present school at Mousehole can be traced to the 1840s or early 1850s.
Joanna Mattingly was pleased to find this resource. The piece of the Mayoress's girdle was apparently kept as proof of Mousehole’s former status.
Prior to the Norman Conquest, the Saxon church was the cathedral of Cornwall, and set in beautiful surroundings the present building has a special
