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Fowey Collection (#2)

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Background imageFowey Collection: Cornish Town Criers, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992

Cornish Town Criers, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992
Attending the crowning of Fowey Carnival Queens was this collection of Town Criers, and wives, from Cornwall. They were invited by Foweys Crier, Michael Penprase (centre)

Background imageFowey Collection: Ghurka Band, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992

Ghurka Band, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992
A display by the Pipes and Drums of the Ghurka Rifles entertained Fowey Regatta Week crowds in the grounds of Fowey Hall. Later in the day they marched to Place House in the town

Background imageFowey Collection: Fowey Town Crier, Fowey, Cornwall. July 1992

Fowey Town Crier, Fowey, Cornwall. July 1992

Background imageFowey Collection: Carnival Fairy Queen, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992

Carnival Fairy Queen, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992
The Fowey Carnival Fairy Queen, with her attendants. The Fairy Queen was crowned in the grounds of Fowey Hall on the first day of Fowey Regatta Week

Background imageFowey Collection: Young Farmers Club, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1992

Young Farmers Club, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1992
Members of Lostwithiel Young Farmers Club took turns on a tandem to collect money for cot death research. The riders rode from Lerryn to Fowey via Lostwithiel, St Blazey and Par

Background imageFowey Collection: Giant Pasty, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992

Giant Pasty, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992
A giant pasty has been a feature of Fowey Regatta Week since the 1960s. It was made by Tony Minalls bakery in Polruan, and brought over the harbour by Fowey Town Band on one of the harbour tugs

Background imageFowey Collection: Fowey Regatta Queen, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992

Fowey Regatta Queen, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992
After a wait of 53 years, the uncrowned carnival queen of Fowey, Winifred Finding, finally had her day. She was chosen as queen in 1939 but missed out on her crowning when war broke out

Background imageFowey Collection: Red Arrows, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992

Red Arrows, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992
The RAF display team, the Red Arrows, perform a manoeuvre over Fowey harbour during Fowey Regatta Week. The team had performed every year since the late 1970s until safety concerns in the late 2010s

Background imageFowey Collection: Charles Kennedy, Fowey, Cornwall. July 1992

Charles Kennedy, Fowey, Cornwall. July 1992
Liberal Democrat President Charles Kennedy (centre) was guest of honour at the annual dinner of the Partys South East Cornwall branch, held at the Fowey Hotel

Background imageFowey Collection: Sponsored Cyclists, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1992

Sponsored Cyclists, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1992
Members of Fowey Weightlifting Club about to set off for John O Groats in Scotland, where two of them will cycle and walk back to Lands End in Cornwall

Background imageFowey Collection: Scout Group, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. October 1992

Scout Group, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. October 1992
A harvest home was held in the nearly completed new Scout HQ situated in the old cattle market. Harvest gifts were auctioned by Jack Payne and, as it was woggle week

Background imageFowey Collection: Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1995

Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1995
The new Mayor of Fowey, Ron Bennett, with his Deputy, Michael Culver, after the mayor making ceremony held in the town hall. They are pictured on the Town Quay. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Background imageFowey Collection: Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1993

Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1993
The Mayor of Fowey, Rhona Foster, with her deputy, Roger Blount, after their induction in the town hall. They are photographed on the Town Quay with the harbour in the background

Background imageFowey Collection: Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1994

Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1994
Serving a second term as Mayor of Fowey, Rhona Foster poses with Ron Bennett as her Deputy Mayor. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Background imageFowey Collection: New Mayor, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1998

New Mayor, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1998
The new Mayor of Fowey, Anne Boosey (centre) posed on the town quay, in front of Fowey harbour. The Mayor is standing with, from left to right: Michael Penprase, Town Crier; Paul Caswell

Background imageFowey Collection: New Mayor, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1999

New Mayor, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1999
The new Mayor of Fowey, Paul Caswell with the Town Crier, Michael Penprase. They are posed in front of Fowey Parish Church. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Background imageFowey Collection: Christmas Lights, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1992

Christmas Lights, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1992
Switching on the Christmas lights are Town Crier, Michael Penprase; Fowey Mayor, Marilyn Wellman; Father Christmas; Mayoress, Pauline Bulmer

Background imageFowey Collection: Christmas Lights, Fore Street, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1992

Christmas Lights, Fore Street, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1992
Christmas lights decorate Fore Street for the festive season. Traditionally the lights are switched on by the Mayor, Town Crier and Father Christmas

Background imageFowey Collection: House Fire, North Street, Fowey, Cornwall. November 1992

House Fire, North Street, Fowey, Cornwall. November 1992
The remains of a house fire at No 12 North Street, Fowey. Over 50 firefighters fought the blaze through the night, which started in the kitchen at 6pm the previous day

Background imageFowey Collection: Book Launch, Fowey, Cornwall. October 1992

Book Launch, Fowey, Cornwall. October 1992
Fowey authoress Ann Hutton, who writes under the name of Barbara Whitnell, launched her latest book, Charmed Circle, at a reception held in the Fowey Hotel

Background imageFowey Collection: Saints Way Walk, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991

Saints Way Walk, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991
Scouts from Lostwithiel and Sticker with members of the St Austell and Par Scout Fellowship took a weekend to walk the ancient Saints Way from Padstow to Fowey

Background imageFowey Collection: Sponsored Float, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. June 1991

Sponsored Float, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. June 1991

Background imageFowey Collection: Catherine Trevail, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991

Catherine Trevail, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991
106 years old Catherine Trevail (centre), believed to be the oldest person in Cornwall, shows her card from the Queen to Ivan and Sue Rabey, Mayor and Mayoress of Restormel

Background imageFowey Collection: Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991

Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1991
The new mayor of Fowey, Hilda Court, pictured with her husband Clem. This was Mrs Courts fourth term as mayor and said that next year she would retire to the back-benches

Background imageFowey Collection: Kriss Akabusi, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1991

Kriss Akabusi, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1991

Background imageFowey Collection: Christmas Lights, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1991

Christmas Lights, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1991
Father Christmas with Hilda Court, Town Mayor, and Michael Penprase, Town Crier, at the switching on of the Christmas lights throughout the town

Background imageFowey Collection: Tourist Information Centre, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1991

Tourist Information Centre, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1991
Fowey couple, Bernard and Lynn Goold, are believed to be the first husband and wife team in the country to both gain their City and Guilds in Tourist Information Competency

Background imageFowey Collection: Town Crier New Cloak, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1991

Town Crier New Cloak, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1991

Background imageFowey Collection: Town Crier New Cloak, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1991

Town Crier New Cloak, Fowey, Cornwall. December 1991

Background imageFowey Collection: Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1996

Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1996
After the Mayor Making ceremony the civic dignitaries gather on the town quay. The ceremony takes place in the town hall, adjoining the quay

Background imageFowey Collection: Carnival Queen Group, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1990

Carnival Queen Group, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1990
The Fowey Carnival Queen Group are crowned by musician Peter Skellern, who had a home nearby. Carnival Queen is Lara Leach with Attendants Emma Dooley (left) and Samantha Wood (right)

Background imageFowey Collection: Livestock Unit, Fowey Community School, Fowey, Cornwall. July 1990

Livestock Unit, Fowey Community School, Fowey, Cornwall. July 1990
Students of Fowey Community School tend to the livestock in their specially created unit in a barn at the school. The catchment area of the school includes many rural communities where farming is a

Background imageFowey Collection: Penhale Caravan Park, Fowey, Cornwall. January 1990

Penhale Caravan Park, Fowey, Cornwall. January 1990
Up to ten caravans on Penhale Caravan Park in Fowey were destroyed during a fierce overnight storm which raged through the night and into the next day

Background imageFowey Collection: Fallen Tree, Fowey, Cornwall. January 1990

Fallen Tree, Fowey, Cornwall. January 1990
A digger removes a fallen tree lying across the Fowey to Lostwithiel road near Castle Dore. The storms raged through the night and into the next day, flipping over caravans at a nearby site

Background imageFowey Collection: Loading clay into a schooner at Fowey Harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Loading clay into a schooner at Fowey Harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Great Western clay wagon at the end of the jetty, ready to unload. On the river in the background, the steamer SS Ardoyne of Aberdeen, built in 1912 at Sunderland

Background imageFowey Collection: The Noahs Ark on Fore Street, Fowey, Cornwall. About 1910

The Noahs Ark on Fore Street, Fowey, Cornwall. About 1910
The Noahs Ark on Fore Street claims to be one of the oldest buildings in Fowey. Photographer: Unknown

Background imageFowey Collection: Ye Old Lugger, Fowey, Cornwall. 1914

Ye Old Lugger, Fowey, Cornwall. 1914
A view of The Old Lugger with the Truro, St Austell and Fowey coach outside. A similar image to FOWih.2 and 3. The sign states that the pub was established in 1633

Background imageFowey Collection: Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993

Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993
This group of jockeys are ready for the off. They won second prize in their class in the carnival. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Background imageFowey Collection: Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993

Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993
The town band, on the Fowey harbour tug Penleath, makes its way across the water to Fowey carrying the giant pasty which will be cut up and distributed among local

Background imageFowey Collection: Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993

Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993
Jim Peirce, leader of the town band, with his band dressed as Chelsea pensioners, accompany the giant pasty on one of the harbour tugs, Penleath, as it makes its way across the harbour to Fowey

Background imageFowey Collection: Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993

Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993
The giant pasty, which is baked in Polruan, is paraded through the streets of the village and taken by harbour tug across Fowey harbour

Background imageFowey Collection: Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993

Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993
Robin Hood and his Merry Men, including a couple of Maid Marians, hiding away in Sherwood Forest, is the entry from Fowey Brownies, with Emma Penprase (left) and Kerri Wellington

Background imageFowey Collection: Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993

Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993
Leading the noisy town band is Jim Peirce in a pony and trap. The town band always led the carnival procession, leaving the carnival site 15 minutes before the main floats and groups

Background imageFowey Collection: Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993

Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993
Getting ready for Christmas are the Collings family, pictured with their float at the carnival. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Background imageFowey Collection: Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993

Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993
Members of the Troy Players theatre group dance a stately gavotte around the town during the carnival. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Background imageFowey Collection: Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993

Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993
A topical theme for this group of friends in Fowey Carnival, who gained a third prize for their entry as Foweys Scooper Troopers. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Background imageFowey Collection: Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993

Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993
Fowey Playgroup came along to the Carnival as a Toy Town Band complete with drums and top hats. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Background imageFowey Collection: Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993

Regatta and Carnival Week, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1993
Fowey Regatta Week carnival fairy queen Rachel Bell, right, with attendants Suzanne Kitson and Kate Osbrink and page boy Martin Middlewood. Photographer: Jonathan Barker




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