Our first port of call on August 23, was Fowey (pronounced Foy). The town is charming with buildings from medieval times, Victorian times and early 1900’s. We had a wonderful guide, Helen Doe, who is a retired college professor, University of Exeter, author, cruise ship lecturer and a fifth generation from Fowey. We started our walking tour on Albert Quay, which was dedicated in the late 1800’s by Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert.
We walked along twisty turney streets, into hidden gardens, learning the history of Fowey. Fowey was a major port in medieval times. It was very big in the export of tin, copper and china clay. Many of the walls in town were built from the bricks used as ballast on the ships coming in to pick up the export items.
Two famous authors, wrote from Fowey. Kenneth Graham, writing Wind in the Willows and Daphne du Maurier, writing Rebecca amongst other novels.
The Wind in the Willows Garden
The town was one of the take off points in World War II for the Normandy invasion. The troops who were here landed on Omaha Beach. The harbor was filled by the landing vessels, you could walk across from one side to the other.
There were two main families who developed the town in the early times, the Rashleighs and the Treffrys. The big mansion on the hill is called Place and is still owned by the Treffry family and is lived in today.
Place
One of Harvard’s founders is from Fowey, Hugh Peters.
Smuggling was a big “industry” in the early days.
It was a great first port.
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Love your pics and commentary. Looks wonderful.
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I especially loved the flowers and the boats in the harbor.
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