Hiden from view and well away from the water's edge, Champion's slip now ends on a tarmac road at the rear of Trelwaney Fish. Even today, many Newlyn residents have no knowledge of the early geography of this part of the inner harbour. The slip was named after the headmaster of the Weslyan School that opened to educate the children of Newlyn in 1873. Before the building that is now home to Cosalt and Trelawney Fish was built on reclaimed land and the new road in front, the slip ran down to the sea and was at the heart of the boat building industry where many Newlyn luggers began life on the stony beach. Until the road was driven across the beach linking Street an Nowan with Newlyn Town the tide dictated the traveller's route.
Monday, 8 February 2010
Champion' slip and a little local history.
Hiden from view and well away from the water's edge, Champion's slip now ends on a tarmac road at the rear of Trelwaney Fish. Even today, many Newlyn residents have no knowledge of the early geography of this part of the inner harbour. The slip was named after the headmaster of the Weslyan School that opened to educate the children of Newlyn in 1873. Before the building that is now home to Cosalt and Trelawney Fish was built on reclaimed land and the new road in front, the slip ran down to the sea and was at the heart of the boat building industry where many Newlyn luggers began life on the stony beach. Until the road was driven across the beach linking Street an Nowan with Newlyn Town the tide dictated the traveller's route.
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