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Padstow, The Harbour 1888
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More about this scene

Padstow is a very ancient port and has long been associated with trading and shipbuilding. In the Middle Ages silt formed the Doom Bar and cut off the harbour for the larger sailing vessels, but Padstow still continued to be a very important trading port. The vessel we see here is tied up at berth, so perhaps its sails are up to enable them to dry out.

Memories of Padstow, the Harbour 1888

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. These memories are of Padstow, The Harbour 1888

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The Schooner in the foreground is the Janie 62682 built by Stribley of Padstow in 1870 and employed in coastal trading. My husband's grandfather Charlie Derry sailed on her in 1913 according to her ship's log. We have a portrait photograph taken from the other side of the quay with no other boats moored alongside. Maureen Tatlow