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Polperro, The Harbour 1901
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A thicket of fishing craft take shelter within the tiny harbour of this quintessentially picturesque fishing village, a few miles west along the coast from Looe. It nestles comfortably inside the slate ledges and cliffs of a narrow inlet. Stone-built white-washed cottages huddle around the water's edge.

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A Selection of Memories from Polperro

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 Polperro

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Can Anyone Identify The White Boat Hull At The Extreme Top End Of The Harbour?
Going through some old photos with my partner recently, I found two family photos, taken in the early 50s (no exact date) of Lansallos Street and 'The Fish Quay' and in the photos (taken on a 'Brownie' no doubt!), there was the hull of what I believe to be an ex-WW2 'British Power Boat Company', Motor Gun Boat or Motor Torpedo Boat (or possibly an ex-RAF ...see more
Polperro, Harbour c1955
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The Three Pilchards
You are probably referring to the "Three Pilchards" pub and this photo is not that pub. It is a house a little further up from the pub. Your picture is that of a house. The Three Pilchards (which is still a pub) was for a number of years in the 1990s in the ownership of my close family.
Polperro, The Pilchards Inn 1907
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My Grandmothers Memories
My great-grandfather and g.grandmother lived and worked at The Pilchards Inn, they had three children my grandmother used to tell me about how they kept chickens and ducks in the garden and how she met Daphne Du'Maurier and Alfred Hitchcock whilst in cornwall making a film, thats not bad for passing trade! I cant wait to visit Polperro and sit a while in The Pilchards Inn to remember my wonderful grandmother in a place that was very close to her heart.
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