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Henry Thomas Johns
I have researched my family tree and I am the son of a Henry Thomas Johns, who was part of a long lineage of fathers of the same name descending from Mevagissey. I think they owned 3 boats, Pet, Three Johns and Lizzy. I would like to know more about them and if there are any of our family still living there.
Where is This Building?
I have on my wall a large pencil drawing of this location with a different set of gentlemen, date unknown.
Have visited Mevagissey a couple of times but could never find this particular building and steps. Is it still there or has it been knocked down or renovated in some way?
Regards
Steve Saunders
My Mevagissey
I worked as a tech rep for Rylands, Whitecross, Warrington and I stayed at The Hollies, Mevagissey every six weeks. Mr Jackson was the owner, "Jacko". His daughter was married to a local fisherman. During one visit I arranged for a wire rope to be collected for the fishermen's Co-Operative from British Rope At Par .
For that action the Co-Operative made me an Associate Member of the Fishermen's Social Club. I befriended one fisherman in particular, his name was Ken Billing and when my son was born Ken insisted that I bring him to Meva. Together with my wife we came to Meva and Ken took us out beyond the Dodman and baptized my son with sea water, calling him Piran after the Patron Saint. Many a happy night was spent in the Ship Inn listening to the "Judge" hold court. Many other tales I could tell, so my family's love of Mevagissey is as strong now as was all those years ago. Malcolm Thurston
Notes From The Frith Files.
Names from left to right are Siah Longmade, Tommy Cloak, Bill Mills, Wilbur Hunkin, Harold Barber, Dick Nicholls, B. Over, Bill Joe Robbins, Jimmy Dunn and last Jim Bullen. Bill Hunkin is standing holding the little girls hand. By the wall, the man with the pipe is Willie Dyer and Cliff Nicholls is behind him.
Notes From The Frith Files.
Lady on the left in the white apron is Miss Douch selling fish.
Bomber in Harbour Circa1940
My great grandfather crash landed a bomber in Mevagissey harbour in circa 1940 when his pilot was killed in action and co pilot was critically wounded.
He was awarded the Distinguished Fling Medal which was listed in the London Gazette in July 1940
Does anyone have any information, paper cuttings on this event
His name was Frank Hibbert and he was a Seargent at the time
You can contact me on Dave.Moxey@btopenworld.com
Thanks
Dave
Mevagissey Museum
I have many childhood memories of Mevagissey. My parents bought a cottage in Cliff Street, Mevagissey during the late 1950s. We used it as a holiday home until 1965 when my father retired from designing Colt Houses (all timber construction that became very popular after the Second World War). He bought a plot of land and had a house built in Portmellon, which now is part of Mevagissey but at the time was very much another community just south in the next cove. He became a very active part of the Mevagissey community, getting to know many of the fishing families there. He also helped to gather local interest for the heritage of the town and the area around and was a prominant figure with the setting up of The Mevagissey & District Museum (which still survives today), converting a 17th-century part of the boat-building yard (Fraziers). During my time studying Art in Cornwall I have many memories of helping him and local people gather together archives and objects,... Read more
The Ship
Myself and my friends were only 21 when we stayed at The Hollies. We had a great holiday and used to go into The Ship, The Harbour L|ights, and The Fountain for drinks and food. I remember we had nice weather, but we were young and it didn't really matter. We went out on a fishing boat called 'The Venus' and its skipper was called John. He lived in a cottage on the quayside and was a 'ladies man'. I wonder if he is still around. We caught mackerel and took it back to The Hollies and they cooked them for our breakfast next morning. Everybody wondered why we were getting preferential treatment! We loved it and came back a few times.
