Mousehole

Spaniards

Feb 21, 1500

Mousehole was attacked by Spaniards in the late 16th Century with much of the village burned to the ground.

Squire Jenkyn Keigwin

Jul 23, 1595

Squire Jenkyn Keigwin was killed at the Keigwin Armshere defending the house against the Spaniards.

The Wharf

Jan 25, 1600

A richly historic granite building dating back to the 17th century, The Wharf originally served as a boat builder’s workshop and net loft. Then, at the turn of the 20th century, when the local pilchard industry began to wane and West Cornwall was emerging as a leading art colony, it was converted into an artist’s studio for the nearby Newlyn School of Art. The old studio skylight, carefully placed to catch the clear northern light, is still in place in the living room at The Wharf a hundred year

Daines Harrington

Apr 23, 1768

It is widely believed that the last known speaker of Cornish was a Mousehole inhabitant – Dolly Pentreath. This was researched by Daines Harrington who toured Cornwall to see if there was anyone in Cornwall who still spoke the Cornish Language, on his first visit he only found Dolly, but subsequent visits by other academics unearthed several people, in and around mousehole that could still speak Cornish.

First Road-going locomotive

Dec 28, 1801

Richard Trevithick, born in 1771 at Illogan, runs the first road-going locomotive in Camborne.

Dolly Pentreath

Jun 22, 1860

Dolly Pentreath was an inhabitant of the village, famous for being the last surviving person to speak the Cornish language. Dorothy is buried in Paul churchyard . A memorial to her was erected in 1860, 83 years after her death by Prince Louie Lucien Bonaparte. If the reports of her age were correct, then she is believed to have died in 1788.

Hurricane-force winds

Dec 19, 1981

The entire lifeboat crew of eight was lost during an attempted rescue in hurricane-force winds