Cornwall and the Coast - Mousehole and Newlyn

A favourite Cornish toast at the end of the 18th century was 'fish, tin and copper' and it was the first of these that brought prosperity to the Mount's Bay ports of Mousehole and Newlyn. This title explores how the diverging interests of these physically and historically linked towns developed.

Summary

From the medieval watermills and market place of Mousehole, to controversial slum clearance and the fight to save the fishing fleet in 20th- and 21st- century Newlyn, the story of the two towns is told against a backdrop of national concerns including

Product details

• Authors: Joanna Matingley, Joanna Mattingley, Joanna Mattingly
• Publisher: Tragalgar Square
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2010
• EAN: 9781860774898
• ISBN: 978-1-86077-489-8
• No. of pages: 198
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 241 mm x 13 mm
• Series: England's Past for Everyone
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Regional and national histories