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Pendennis Castle (Cornish: Penn Dinas, meaning "headland fortification") is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, England between 1540 and 1542. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire , and defended the Carrick Roads waterway at the mouth of ...
Falmouth (/ ˈ f æ l m ə θ / FAL-məth; Cornish : Aberfala [2]) is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. [3] Falmouth was founded in 1613 by the Killigrew family on a site near the existing Pendennis Castle.
Falmouth Art Gallery is a publicly funded art gallery in Cornwall, with one of the leading art collections in Cornwall and southwest England, [1] which features work by old masters, major Victorian artists, British and French Impressionists, leading surrealists and maritime artists, children's book illustrators, automata, contemporary painters and printmakers.
NMM Cornwall, Falmouth. The National Maritime Museum, Cornwall is located in a harbourside building at Falmouth in Cornwall, England.The building was designed by architect M. J. Long, [1] following an architectural design competition managed by RIBA Competitions.
The first municipal building in Falmouth was the Old Town Hall in the High Street which was built as a Congregational chapel in 1710. [2] In 1866, the corporation moved to its second municipal building, a new town hall on The Moor, now the Palacio Lounge. [3]
The first Patrons were Queen Victoria and the future King Edward VII (then Duke of Cornwall) and successive Monarchs were Patrons until King George VI was succeeded by Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh in 1952. Prince Charles (Duke of Cornwall) has been the Patron since 1977. [citation needed] Falmouth has long been a venue for major regattas.
St Mary's Church or St Mary Immaculate Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was built from 1868 to 1869 and designed by Joseph Hansom. The architecture of the church, according to Historic England is a blend of "Gothic and Burgundian Romanesque styles". It is located on the corner of ...
The idea to create a community radio station in the Falmouth and Penryn area goes back to 2006, when Russell Clarke, former Source FM director, made a successful licence application to Ofcom. [1] Source FM first aired on 28 February 2009 with a strong focus on Cornish events and music, broadcasting over 100 hours of original programming every week.