A Trip Back

A requirement of any Cornish holiday is a picnic and luckily the weather was kind to us to be able to achieve this. The spot we chose was on the cliff just outside Porthleven on the road to the Loe Bar.

Just a little stretch away from the car park gave us some seclusion and a fantastic view for our lunchtime feast.

 

Our main aim of this day out was to visit the place where my mum was born. Although she was brought up in Bodmin her maternal family originated from Porthleven. Her mother was here visiting when she gave birth to her first of seven children (my mum).

You can see how close it is to the sea. My Gran was also born here and was often heard to say that if she had been thrown out of the window when she was born she would have landed in the sea. Fortunately she was not!

The compulsory photo was taken outside the house by an obliging passer by. We have many photos taken here over the years. Sadly the house always appears to be empty when we visit and is presumably somebody's holiday home.

Other members of the family lived in these two cottages which are at right angles to the other house.

The harbour is only a short distance down the road.

Porthleven is a fishing town on the South coast of Cornwall. It is now a very popular holiday location.

It is dominated by the clock tower at the end of the harbour which is part of the Bickford Smith Institute. 

Pictures are often shown in stormy weather of the waves crashing down onto the harbour and institute. Two policemen were unfortunate to lose their lives when their patrol car was swept off the harbour. Hard to believe on such a calm day as when we visited.

The two guns either side of the harbour were lifted from the wreck of the HMS Anson which sunk off the Loe Bar.

       The old lifeboat house which is now an art gallery can be seen on the other side of the harbour.

Finally here is a picture of my Gran ( my mum's mum) taken on the harbour wall in I would think the 1920s.