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| In medieval times there were two towns
on opposite banks of the River Looe. East
Looe includes the fishing harbour, the main shopping centre and the
sandiest beach. West
Looe is quieter, but also has shops, restaurants and hotels and leads
to Hannafore with its fine views of Looe Island. The two towns are
now one, joined by a bridge across the Looe river. |
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Talland Bay
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Most recent development -
23 May 2013
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A fresh view of Looe
Photographer Simon Lawrence recently discovered Looe. He has
a fresh view and an exceptional eye for both the wide views
and the close-up details that we often overlook. Simon has produced
a stimulating portfolio of Looe full of striking colours and
intriguing shapes. Here (left) are just 4 of his photos - click
on them to get larger versions. You can see lots more of
Simon's photos on his r website - click
here - if you like them you can buy high quality prints
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Cliff
& Land slips - diversions in place
As a result of the wet summer, autumn and winter of 2012 there
have been cliff and land slips in many places in the south-west of
England. Sadly the Looe area did not escape and in the most serious
incident a lady who was a local resident lost her life when a landslip
caused her house to partially collapse - this slip was between two
of the main approach roads to Looe and resulted in a temporary closure
of the roads and, still now, on-going work to rectify the damage,
including closure of the usual road from Plymouth to Looe - a diversion
is in place which is well signposted and, for traffic from Plymouth
direction the diversion adds little mileage. However. road journeys
between Looe town and the Barbican area of Looe are around 5 miles
longer due to the road closure and diversion. Other slips have affected
the South West Coast Path but we believe most are now open again or
there are simple diversions to follow - see our news
page for more details.
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LIFE
ABOARD A CORNISH FISHING LUGGER
The
last days of working fishing luggers in Cornwall are vividly captured
in a new book by former Looe fisherman Paul Greenwood. His
frank account of the hardships he encountered at sea as a young crewman
aboard the lugger Iris in the 1960s is a brilliant evocation
of a bygone age that contrasts with modern conditions in the fishing
industry today.
In Once Aboard A Cornish Lugger, the
author describes how he overcame sea-sickness and learned his job
on deck working the nets and lines alongside four other crewmen aboard
the Iris, skippered by Frank ‘Moogie’ Pengelly, the last lugger skipper
left in the port of Looe. In the four and a half years he spent aboard
the Iris, Paul Greenwood endured fatigue, cold and wet, often in rough
weather while working night and day hauling nets and lines. “Those
four years that I worked with ‘Moogie’ set me up well for the rest
of my sea-going career,” he says, “because nothing subsequently ever
seemed as hard or as physically demanding as the time I spent working
on the deck of the Iris.”
Visit our new page on Cornish
luggers which has details of how and where you can buy this
new book - click here |
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Looe Tourist Info Office - 01503
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Looe Harbour Commissioners - 01503 262839
Looe Town Council - 01503 262255 |
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Nelson remembered
For many years Looe had a popular & much-loved regular visitor
to its harbour - a seal called Nelson (because he had lost one eye
in an injury or accident). Sadly Nelson has gone to the great ocean
in the sky but now he is fittingly commemorated by a handsome life-size
statue in the harbour which was formally unveiled in 2008 by Sir Robin
Knox-Johnston, the famous sailor. Local sculptor Suzie Marsh gave
her services in making the sculpture free of charge and the costs
of casting and siting the bronze statue were met by grants and donations
from many charitable and other bodies and by individuals.
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