Mevagissey, Inner Harbour 1890
Photo ref:
27557
Photo ref:
27557
More about this scene
Mevagissey's expansive harbour is thronged with boats. Because of the town's pervading odour of fish it was known familiarly as 'Fishygissey'. In the 19th century travellers noted its 'dirt and pilchards' - fishing communities were infamous for the untidy clutter their activities generated.
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A Selection of Memories from Mevagissey
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Mevagissey
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My wife & I stayed at the Harbour Lights Hotel in May 1969 for 4 days aged 22 & 24 - we have just Celerbrated our Golden Weddng Anniversary, and as we spend the winter months in Spain we stayed at a Hotel in Cadiz to celebrate our 50th Wedding Anniversary - we have three children, five grandchildren & one great grandchild.
Stuart & Margaret
This is a photo of my father, Kenneth Spear, taken with his grandfather, Francis Hunkin.
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
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.
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