The Hamlet of Mousehole Cornwall
by Terri Waters
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The Hamlet of Mousehole Cornwall
Artist
Terri Waters
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Photograph - Photograph/digital Art
Description
Mousehole is a picturesque fishing village on the south coast of Cornwall between Penzance and Land�s End. It was sacked by the Spaniards in July 1595 when the entire village, apart from one house, was burnt to the ground.
Mousehole today has retained much of its old world charm. Its narrow streets are filled with small shops, galleries and restaurants. Local cottages built from finely grained Lamorna granite, huddle together around the inner edge of the harbour.
The small village was devastated by the loss of the Penlee lifeboat, the Solomon Brown, just before Christmas 1981. Most of the crew were from Mousehole. Penlee Point, from where the lifeboat was launched, midway between Mousehole and Newlyn, is now a memorial to those who lost their lives.
From The BBC Website
On 19 December 1981 hurricane force winds had blown the cargo ship Union Star off course after it suffered engine failure.
The lifeboat Solomon Browne launched into very difficult waters, so rough that the crew of the Royal Navy Sea King helicopter from RNAS Culdrose were unable to lift any of the eight crew from Union Star.
Coxswain Trevelyan Richards made several attempts to get alongside and managed to rescue four people who jumped from the Union Star's wheelhouse onto the lifeboat.
The lifeboat made a further attempt to rescue the remaining four when radio contact was lost. Her last message was: 'We've got four off at the moment'. Ten minutes later her lights disappeared. The lifeboat had been completely wrecked with the loss of her crew of eight. There were no survivors from the Union Star. In total there were 16 casualties.
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August 29th, 2013
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