Tag: Mousehole
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01 Marine Painting – Linda Weir’s Mousehole Spring, with Footnotes, #373
Mousehole has a rich fishing heritage and was once known as Porth Enys, meaning ‘port of the island’. From the 13th century, it was the main port in Mounts Bay until the 16th century when Newlyn and Penzance became more dominant. The origins of its modern name ‘Mousehole’ are unknown, although it is suggested that it…
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Ken Howard, Harbour wall, Mousehole 01 Marine Painting, With Footnotes, #290
Mousehole (pronounced “Mowzel”) is one of Cornwall’s most picturesque hamlets; a stunning collection of yellow-lichened houses, built from the local finely grained Lamorna granite, huddled together around the inner edge of the harbour – protected from the force of the sea coming across Mounts Bay by two sturdy breakwaters. More on Mousehole Kenneth Howard OBE RA (born…