An Introduction

The site contains mostly colour images taken over the last 15 years.

Locations are alphabetically displayed and comments will be added.

Older images may be included in time. 

Photographs and images remain the property of the owner and may not be reproduced without permission.

Robert Felce , 2016

r.felce@gmail.com

BELOW; MULLION COVE  AND HOTEL LOOKING NORTH TOWARDS POLDHU TAKEN IN 1929. (PHOTO FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION)

The piers of Mullion Harbour were built in two stages, beginning in 1890 and finally completed in 1897. 

The west pier was built between 1890 and 1892 while the south pier was built between 1895 and 1897.

For more information see Book "A History of Mullion Cove Cornwall" by Robert Felce. Publ.2012

At the end of the Harbour Wall at Mullion was an oil light which was lit by fishermen every night without fail whatever the weather. The fishermen were very proud of this feat.

The Mullion Cove Hotel was opened in 1898, and electricity was supplied  to that Harbour Light at the end of the west pier, replacing the oil light which had to be lit by hand every evening.

Anecdotally it was said that all that the Porter at the Hotel had to do was to flick a switch but it seems that he often forgot incurring the wrath of the fishermen in the process.

In September 1901 the Marconi engineers at Poldhu were erecting Poles for experimenting with wireless signals, but severe storms blew them down. Again they were erected. 

It seemed to many that the adverse weather at this time was affecting fishing and pilchards in the Mounts Bay were proving hard to locate and catch.

In February 1904 the Fishermen of Newlyn and Mousehole prepared a petition for presentation to Parliament for the removal of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station at Mullion. They believed that the current sent out from the lines was responsible for their recent bad weather and adversley affected the fishing ! 

In the background of the picture below can be seen the radio masts at the groundbreaking Marconi radio station at Poldhu. In December 1905 the masts which  were between 108 and 112 foot in length  were all brought to the site by road, using  between 8 and 12 horses for each mast. En route the journey caused a small amount of damage to hedges, gateposts and some houses but these were soon repaired. Given the tight corners of the roads on the Lizard damage was hardly surprising.

                                                                                                                                  Below; Mullion Cove photo by author 2015