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Newlyn Trail Plaques |
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Sunday, 17 July 2005 |
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1. Lifebelt, Bible and Cross
Located on the front wall of the Royal National Mission of Deep Sea Fishermen, next to Newlyn's main bus stop.
The design depicts a bible and cross inside a life belt.
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2. Tree of Life
Located on the side wall of the Art Gallery, near the ground floor entrance.
The design depicts The Three of Life, a motif from a Newlyn Industrial Class Copper plate.
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3. Fish
Located on the wall over the river, next to the pedestrial bridge.
This design depicts a stylized fish, from a Richard Pearson Newlyn Copper pin tray desing.
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4. Rope and Hook
Located on the wall of the Ice Works, opposite the fish market, at right angles to the main road.
This waymarker depicts a rope and hook, standard working gear used in hoisting fish from boat to shore.
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5. Crab
Located at the first floor height on the roadside wall of the building.
The waymarker depicts a crab, a significant contributor to Newlyn's fishing economy.
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6. Pilchards
Located at the bottom of Trewarveneth Street, facing you at the top of the slip.
The design depicts a cask of pilchards.
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7. Artist's Palette
Located on the high granite retaining wall on your right, just as you leave North Corner.
The design depicts an artist's palette, paint and brushes.
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8. Pot
Located on the gable end of Cairn William Terrace, on your left at the top of the hill.
This design is cast from a pot specially thrown by Alan Brough, one of the Newlyn famous Potters.
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9. Scallop Shell
On the gable end to your right as you meet the main road.
This depicts a scallop shell, the emblem of Pilgrims travelling to the shrine of St James in Santiago De Compostella during the Middle Ages.
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10. Rosebud
On the gable end of Green Street, above the South Quay, facing you immediately as the road narrows.
This depicts a Rosebud in memory of that vessel's protest voyage to London and the Houses of Parli
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