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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.
St Mawes Castle (Cornish: Kastel Lannvowsedh) is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Falmouth, Cornwall, 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 the River Fal.
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 River Fal separates the Roseland peninsula from the rest of Cornwall. Like most of its kind on the south coast of Cornwall and Devon, the Fal estuary is a classic ria , or drowned river valley. The Fal estuary from Tregony to the Truro River was originally called Hafaraell ( Cornish : Havarel , meaning fallow place ).
He went down to see the fire after spotting dramatic photos of flames and smoke on the community website Fabulous Falmouth. An aerial view of 172-176 Main St. in Falmouth as firefighters fought a ...
Falmouth Docks are a deep-water docks of the town of Falmouth in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The docks are the southern shore of the Fal Estuary which is the third largest natural harbour in the world and the deepest in Europe. They extend over 30 hectares (74 acres) and covers a range of services to shipping such as repair, refuelling ...
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.