Mullion, Cove 1899
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Photo ref:
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The two piers at Mullion had only just been built, in 1893-95, when this photograph was taken. Their purpose was to create a sheltered harbour on an otherwise rocky coast, in order to encourage crab and lobster fishing. Mullion Island lies offshore like a great whale.
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A Selection of Memories from Mullion
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 Mullion
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My family used to stay at Elm Cottage on Trewoon Road in Mullion for many of our summer holidays during the 1970's. The cottage belonged to a Mrs Kent, known to us affectionately as Aunty Ellie, who at that time lived in Caerleon in Wales with her Son and daughter in law Ted and Jean. We spent our summers at old Elm Cottage in the days before it was modernised. It had for example all it's original windows, fireplaces (but no ...see more
My parents, Dot and Reg Poynter, bought the Mounts Bay in about 1948 and turned it into a hotel where we lived as a family until 1960.
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