Welcome to the Fowey Harbour Heritage Society Website
Fowey harbour, which includes the communities of Fowey, Bodinnick and Polruan, has been a significant international trading port since the medieval period and is still a working port today, exporting china clay. Our aim is to encourage you to explore the area and find out more about the places and people that have contributed to its heritage.
Promoting the heritage of the Fowey harbour area
The Society introduces you to the rich and varied history of Fowey harbour and what you can see today by:
- Organising talks
- Publishing an annual journal
- Presenting our annual heritage awards
- Providing heritage grants to local organisations
- Promoting guided walks
- Working with other societies on heritage projects
Programme of talks 2024/25
The programme of talks for 2024/25 is as follows;
All on Saturdays at 2pm.
14 Sept. From Travellers to Tourists, the Story of Pre-1914 Visitors to Cornwall. Louis Turner. Fowey Town Hall.
12 Oct. The Battle of Lostwithiel -1644, Parliament's Greatest Defeat. Tony Smith. Fowey Town Hall.
9 Nov. The Cornwall Memory Game. Merryn Threadgould. Fowey Town Hall.
There will be no talk in December
11 January. Daphne du Maurier's Cornwall. Lynn Goold. Polruan Village Hall.
8 Feb. Tammy Blee's Cabalistic Agency - Cornish Witchcraft and Folklore. Jason Semmens. Fowey Town Hall.
8 March. Some Stories about Cornish Church Building with Special Reference to the Fowey Area. Joanna Mattingly. Fowey Town Hall.
12 April. Crossing the River - The History of the Fowey Ferries. Chris Bradish. Whitecross Village Hall
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Daphne du Maurier's Cornwall with Lynn Goold
Polruan Village Hall
11 January, 2pm
Cost: Free for FHHS members, £10 for non members.
Contact: All enquiries to Hon. Sec, Kath Pearce, on 07977 572268 or via Ticket Tailor https://buytickets.at/foweyharbourheritagesociety/1369882
An illustrated talk about the author Daphne du Maurier, who wrote many novels and stories, set in Cornwall. The talk will look at her early life and some of the events and places that gave inspiration for her Cornish novels. Discover more about Cornwall and the countryside that Daphne loved so much and became a part of her life and was intrinsically woven into her work.
Lynn Goold was bought up in Par and Fowey, and qualified as a Blue Badge Tourist Guide. Lynn worked for 30 years in the Tourist Information Centre in Fowey. The countryside that Daphne wrote about has featured strongly in Lynn’s life and for many years she has led guided walks and given talks exploring Cornwall through Daphne’s novels.
