Penzance, Fishwife 1890
Photo ref:
27699
Photo ref:
27699
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The wicker basket is called a cowal. Older fishwives would walk for miles carrying their cowals until the contents were all sold. Younger fishwives did not sell fish, but helped with the cleaning and salting of the catch.
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It was August 1955. School summer holidays and when they were over, it would be time for me to begin junior school back in my Midlands home town. My mother had been preparing for that big event, purchasing embroidered cloth school badges to sew onto a new blazer and matching cap.
She'd purchased a new brown leather school satchel amongst other things such as a splendid set of pencil crayons and a geometry set ...see more
Opened in 1862 its closing and being converted to flats.
This is where our family went when we where on holiday. My father came from Penzance and my auntie lived in custom house lane. This has loads of memories for me. Always walk up there when we come down from Somerset.
My mum used to take me to Rhere for a Birthday Picnic every March 28th , when I was a small boy , so either the weather has changed or I'm as hardy as a Gypsy!
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