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Looe Lifeboat Station Enjoy a great Visitor Experience
Looe Lifeboat Lifeboat Station First established: opened 1866 – closed 1930 – re-opened 1992 All-Weather LB: N/A Inshore LB (1): RNLB Alan & Margaret – Atlantic 75 Class Inshore Lifeboat (B-793) Inshore LB (2): RNLB Regina Mary – D-Class Inshore Lifeboat (D-574) Launches in 2008: 34 People Rescued in 2008: 28 Total Hours at […]
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Newquay Old Cornwall Society
Newquay Old Cornwall Society Address: Newquay Old Cornwall Society Dairyland Farm World Situated on the A3058 4 miles from Newquay Postcode: TR8 5AA Phone: 01637 873064 [su_divider top=”no” style=”dashed” divider_color=”#800000″ size=”2″] To read more about Cornwall’s history from the legends of King Arthur and early Celtic history to the fabulous wealth created during the mining […]
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Fowey Lifeboat
Fowey Lifeboat First established: 1859 All-Weather LB: RNLB Maurice and Joyce Hardy – Trent Class All-Weather Lifeboat (14-18) Inshore LB (1): RNLB Olive Two – D-Class Inshore Lifeboat (D-681) Launches in 2008: 47 People Rescued in 2008: 62 Total Hours at Sea in 2008: 55hrs 43mins Medals since 1824: “12 (1 Gold, 10 Silver, […]
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National Maritime Museum Cornwall – Lots to see Kids love it.
National Maritime Museum Cornwall 15 galleries, over five floors: exploring the influence of the sea on history and culture. Falmouth, on the South Cornwall coast, is a fitting setting for this journey of discovery to begin. The museum is located on the aptly named Discovery Quay and is a vast, iconic building, home to exciting […]
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Falmouth Lifeboat
Falmouth Lifeboat First established: 1867 All-Weather LB: RNLB Richard Cox Scott – Severn Class All-Weather Lifeboat (17-29) Inshore LB (1): RNLB Eve Pank – Atlantic 75 Class Inshore Lifeboat (B-756) Launches in 2008: 104 People Rescued in 2008: 113 Total Hours at Sea in 2008: 150hrs 59mins Medals since 1824: “11 (2 Gold, 5 […]
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Mount Edgcumbe House
Mount Edgcumbe House Address: Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park Cremyll Torpoint Cornwall Postcode: PL10 1HZ Phone: 01752 822236 [su_divider top=”no” style=”dashed” divider_color=”#800000″ size=”2″] To read more about Cornwall’s history from the legends of King Arthur and early Celtic history to the fabulous wealth created during the mining boom. Discover more Cornish engineers’ inventions and […]
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Mevagissey Museum
Mevagissey Museum Address: Mevagissey Museum East Wharf Inner Harbour Mevagissey Phone: 01726 843 568 [su_divider top=”no” style=”dashed” divider_color=”#800000″ size=”2″] To read more about Cornwall’s history from the legends of King Arthur and early Celtic history to the fabulous wealth created during the mining boom. Discover more Cornish engineers’ inventions and innovations in Steam engines and […]
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Mary Newmans Cottage
Mary Newmans Cottage Address: Mary Newmans Cottage 48 Culver Road Saltash Postcode: PL12 4DS [su_divider top=”no” style=”dashed” divider_color=”#800000″ size=”2″] To read more about Cornwall’s history from the legends of King Arthur and early Celtic history to the fabulous wealth created during the mining boom. Discover more Cornish engineers’ inventions and innovations in Steam engines and […]
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Marazion Museum
Marazion Museum Address: Marazion Museum Market Place Marazion Postcode: TR17 0AP Phone: 01736 711061 [su_divider top=”no” style=”dashed” divider_color=”#800000″ size=”2″] To read more about Cornwall’s history from the legends of King Arthur and early Celtic history to the fabulous wealth created during the mining boom. Discover more Cornish engineers’ inventions and innovations in Steam engines and […]
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Lostwithiel Museum
Lostwithiel Museum Address: Lostwithiel Museum 16 Fore Street Lostwithiel Postcode: PL22 0AS Phone: 01208 873341 [su_divider top=”no” style=”dashed” divider_color=”#800000″ size=”2″] To read more about Cornwall’s history from the legends of King Arthur and early Celtic history to the fabulous wealth created during the mining boom. Discover more Cornish engineers’ inventions and innovations in Steam engines […]
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