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#1240 Daphne Harris (ed) - Cornish Archaeology - Hendhyscans Kernow, No 29, 1990. Cornwall Archaeological Society, Truro.
#Cornwall #Archaeology #CornwallArchaeologicalSociety #DaphneHarris #Scilly #Mining #Menhirs #BookOfTheDay
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Do you love the #Scillies as I do? I'm taking pre-orders again for my hugely popular #IslesOfScilly #jigsaw #puzzles🧩
Go here: https://bit.ly/IoSjigsaw
1000 pieces - made in UK of sustainable materials - hand painted #map by me.
#scilly #scillyisles #scillyjigsaw #painting #maps #jigsawpuzzle #puzzle
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I have just ONE #IslesofScilly #jigsawpuzzle 🧩 available to pre-order from here:
https://bit.ly/IoSjigsawOrder now and you'll have it by the end of Oct. Price INCLUDES P&P to UK addresses.
If your family loves the #Scillies, it'll be fun to tackle it together over Christmas.
#scilly #scillyisles #scillyjigsaw #painting #mappuzzle #maps #cartography #giftideas #birding #birdwatching
#jigsawpuzzles #jigsawpuzzlelover #jigsawpuzzler -
It's the LAST CHANCE to order your #IslesofScilly, #Mull or #Pembrokeshire #jigsawpuzzle! 🧩I'm taking pre-orders for these hugely popular #jigsaw #puzzles until Monday 15 Sept 2025. You'll get yours in late Oct / early Nov.
Fancy one? Go here: https://janetomlinson.com/collections/jigsaw
Thanks for looking 🙏
#scilly #Scillyisles #Scillyjigsaw #MullJigsaw #pembrokeshirejigsaw
#painting #mapPuzzle #maps #cartography #xmasgiftideas #giftideas #wildlife #birding #birdwatching
#jigsawpuzzle #jigsawpuzzlelover #jigsawpuzzler
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Old Abbey, Tresco, Isles of Scilly, 1913 - C King Postcard
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Great Bay, St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, c.1975 - Gibson Postcard
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Those in peril on the sea: mariners in Victorian Cornwall
A region bordered on three sides by the sea might be expected to be home to a fair number of men described as mariners, seamen, sailors or Royal Navy personnel. In fact, in 1861 there were more of this description than there were fishermen, at least 2,514. ‘At least’ because we would expect a proportion of Cornish seamen to be absent at sea at the time of the census.
Some absent married men could be captured through the description of their wives as both heads of household and wives of mariner/seaman etc and this has been done here. However, the 2,514 (or 2.6 per cent) of seafarers has to be regarded as a minimum. Interestingly, this proportion is not far below that usually cited for Cornish sailors present at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Unlike fishermen, mariners were found on Cornwall’s north as well as south coast, although in far fewer numbers. In the south, they clustered particularly around the estuaries of the Fal and Tamar (in the latter case most being Royal Navy men) as well as the ports of St Ives, Penzance and Hayle in the west. St Ives and Hayle were at one end of the busy trading route to and from the smelting furnaces and coal mines of south Wales, a trade in coal and ore mainly carried in St Ives owned boats.
Mariners clearly also had a fondness for the coast around St Austell Bay and east to Looe. Indeed, the proportion of mariners at Fowey, Cornwall’s premier port in medieval times, was the highest in Cornwall at one in four of its adult male residents.
Another 929 men were recorded in the census as making their living from working on the water – boatmen, watermen, ferrymen, pilots and coastguards. Their distribution on the south coast from Falmouth to Torpoint broadly mirrored that of mariners with the largest numbers, as might be expected, working in and around the two major estuaries. However, the greatest proportion was found on Scilly, where over one in seven men plied their trade on the local waters, while a minimum of at least another one in seven were mariners.
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Those in peril on the sea: mariners in Victorian Cornwall
A region bordered on three sides by the sea might be expected to be home to a fair number of men described as mariners, seamen, sailors or Royal Navy personnel. In fact, in 1861 there were more of this description than there were fishermen, at least 2,514. ‘At least’ because we would expect a proportion of Cornish seamen to be absent at sea at the time of the census.
Some absent married men could be captured through the description of their wives as both heads of household and wives of mariner/seaman etc and this has been done here. However, the 2,514 (or 2.6 per cent) of seafarers has to be regarded as a minimum. Interestingly, this proportion is not far below that usually cited for Cornish sailors present at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Unlike fishermen, mariners were found on Cornwall’s north as well as south coast, although in far fewer numbers. In the south, they clustered particularly around the estuaries of the Fal and Tamar (in the latter case most being Royal Navy men) as well as the ports of St Ives, Penzance and Hayle in the west. St Ives and Hayle were at one end of the busy trading route to and from the smelting furnaces and coal mines of south Wales, a trade in coal and ore mainly carried in St Ives owned boats.
Mariners clearly also had a fondness for the coast around St Austell Bay and east to Looe. Indeed, the proportion of mariners at Fowey, Cornwall’s premier port in medieval times, was the highest in Cornwall at one in four of its adult male residents.
Another 929 men were recorded in the census as making their living from working on the water – boatmen, watermen, ferrymen, pilots and coastguards. Their distribution on the south coast from Falmouth to Torpoint broadly mirrored that of mariners with the largest numbers, as might be expected, working in and around the two major estuaries. However, the greatest proportion was found on Scilly, where over one in seven men plied their trade on the local waters, while a minimum of at least another one in seven were mariners.
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Peninnis, Isles of Scilly, 1958 - Douglas Postcard
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Post Office, St Mary's, Scilly Isles, 1908 - Peacock Postcard
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The Czar near Cromwell's Castle, Tresco, Scilly, c.1980s - Gibson Postcard
#Tresco #Scilly #IslesOfScilly #ScillyIsles #GigRacing #Postcard #Postcards
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Tresco Gardens, Isles of Scilly, c.1920s - Rogers Postcard
#Tresco #Scilly #IslesOfScilly #ScillyIsles #Postcard #Postcards
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Town Hall, Hugh Town, St Mary's, Scilly Isles, 1908 - Peacock Postcard
#HughTown #Scilly #IslesOfScilly #ScillyIsles #Postcard #Postcards
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The Gardens, Tresco, Isles of Scilly, c.1970 - Gibson Postcard
#Tresco #Scilly #ScillyIsles #IslesOfScilly #Postcard #Postcards
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The Tooth Rock, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, c.1905-10 - Peacock Postcard
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Palm Trees in Tresco Abbey Gardens, Isles of Scilly, c.1960s - Jarrold Postcard
#Tresco #Scilly #IslesOfScilly #ScillyIsles #Postcard #Postcards
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Scillonian III at Crowsound, Isles of Scilly, c.1970s - Photo Precision Postcard
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Porthcressa Bay, St Mary's, Scilly, c.1970 - Gibson Postcard
#Porthcressa #Scilly #ScillyIsles #IslesOfScilly #Postcard #Postcards
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Grey Seal, Isles of Scilly, 1939 - Gibson RP Postcard
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#Seals #Scilly #IslesOfScilly #ScillyIsles #Postcard #Postcards
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Old Abbey Arches, Tresco Gardens, Isles of Scilly, c.1910 - CJ King Postcard
#Tresco #Scilly #ScillyIsles #IslesOfScilly #Postcard #Postcards
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Cromwell's Castle, Tresco, Isles of Scilly, c.1970 - Gibson Postcard
#Tresco #Scilly #ScillyIsles #IslesOfScilly #Postcard #Postcards
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#698 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites in Cornwall, No 28, Summer/Autumn 1995. Meyn Mamvro, St Just. #CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #Cornwall #Kernow #Dolmens #Scilly #HolyWells #BookOfTheDay
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#663 Cheryl Straffon (ed) - Meyn Mamvro: Ancient Stones and Sacred Sites in Cornwall, No 27, Summer 1995. Meyn Mamvro, St Just. #CherylStraffon #MeynMamvro #EarthMysteries #Archaeology #Cornwall #Kernow #Scilly #HolyWells #BookOfTheDay
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#637 George Bown Millett (ed) - Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Report and Transactions, 1885-86. Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society, Penzance, 1886. #Penzance #Cornwall #Antiquities #Archaeology #NaturalHistory #Algae #AncientCrosses #Scilly #BookOfTheDay
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I've started #painting the big blue wobbly bits on my #handpainted map of the #IslesOfScilly.
I do it as a series of small very wet washes so I can constantly keep an eye on that tricky leading edge.
Watching paint dry is one of my favourite things in the whole world!
#workinprogress #Scilly #Scillies #ScillyIsles #painting
#visittheislesofscilly #scillywildlife #theislesofscilly #islesofscillytravel #ScillyLife #ExperienceScilly #VisitIslesOfScilly #watercolour -
Illustrating the island of St Mary's, the largest of the #islesofscilly is taking me as long as I thought it would - there are so many fascinating things to consider.
My profound interest in tea and cakes, birds, horses,#neolithic burial chambers and flowers, appears to be hanging out quite markedly!
And there are more flowers to come. Daffodil field next!
#Scilly #workinprogress #Scillies #ScillyIsles #handpainted #map #painting
#scillywildlife #theislesofscilly