Looe, Cornwall - Harbour, fishing boats & quay - Spanish postcard c.1970s

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• Picture / Image:  Fishing trawlers and pleasure boats at the quay, Looe, Cornwall
• Publisher:  Fisa Great Britain, Part of Fisa IG in Spain [printed in Barcelona]
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Looe (Cornish: Logh, meaning deep water inlet) is a small coastal town, fishing port and civil parish in the former Caradon district of south-east Cornwall, England, with a population of 5,280 (2001 census). Looe is divided in two by the River Looe, East Looe (Cornish: Logh^[1]) and West Looe (Cornish: Porthbyhan,^[1] meaning little cove) being connected by a bridge. The town is approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of the city of Plymouth and seven miles (11 km) south of Liskeard.^[2]

The town is situated around a small harbour and along the steep-sided valley of the River Looe which flows between East and West Looe to the sea beside a sandy beach. Off shore to the west, opposite the stonier Hannafore beach, lies the picturesque St George's Island, commonly known as Looe Island.

Archeological evidence, such as the so-called Giant's Hedge and the stone circle at Bin Down (from the Cornish ""Bin Dun"", meaning ""hill fort"") on a hill above East Looe, indicates that the area around Looe was inhabited as early as 1000 BC.

At the time of the Domesday Book the manor of Pendrym, which included much of the site of modern-day East Looe, was held by William the Conqueror as part of his own demesne and came to be managed by the Bodgrugan (Bodrigan) family. Land across the river belonged to the manors of Portalla (or Portallant) and Portbyhan (variously spelt Portbyan, Porthbyghan, Porthpyghan, among others).

Shutta, on the steep hillside over East Looe, is known to have been inhabited by the twelfth century^{[citation needed]}. At some time between 1154 and 1189 a charter was granted by Henry II to Sir Henry Bodrugan for the town of East Looe. West Looe was given free borough status sometime after this (the first known historical mention of the town dates from 1327) and in the 1230s East Looe gained the right to hold a weekly market and a Michaelmas fair.

In these early days, East Looe may have been a ""planted borough"", a concept similar to modern new towns; much of it is laid out in a grid-like pattern.^{[citation needed]} Even today the low-lying parts of Looe suffer frequent flooding when the tides are very high. Most houses in early Looe would have been constructed with the living quarters upstairs^{[citation needed]} above storage areas for boats, tools and fishing tackle.

Looe remains a fishing town, and several fish dealers operate from the docks of East Looe. With its fleet of small fishing boats returning their catches to port daily, Looe has a reputation for producing excellent fresh fish. The town is also a centre for shark fishing, and is the home of the Shark Angling Club of Great Britain.^[5]

Looe's main business today is, however, tourism, with much of the town given over to hotels, guest houses and holiday homes, along with a large number of pubs, restaurants, and shops selling beach equipment, ice cream and Cornish pasties. Inland from Looe lie many camping and caravan sites, as well as a famous Woolly monkey sanctuary. Other local attractions include the beaches, sailing, fishing and diving, and spectacular coastal walks (especially that via Talland to Polperro. Several stately homes, including Antony House, Cotehele, Mount Edgcumbe, and Lanhydrock House, as well as the Eden Project near St Austell may be visited by tourists who can travel by car.

Outside the busy summer months, the town remains a centre for shopping and entertainment for local villagers. Annually in late September, the town is the destination of choice for thousands of music lovers and top name performers for the Looe Music Festival, which takes place in temporary venues around the town, harbour and on East Looe beach.

There is a tradition of the townsfolk wearing fancy dress on New Year's Eve, when the streets are thronged with revellers in inventive outfits. Looe has been on the list of the top 10 places in the UK to celebrate New Year, and ranked third on the list for 2007/08.^{[citation needed]}. Looe is being regenerated, like many other ports, to serve as a small cargo port. On the high ground north of East and West Looe there are many modern houses and a recreational area called 'The Downs'.

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Logh yw an kynsa tre-vorrep yn Kernow sothest, ha synsys ynni Logh ha Porthbyhan. Junys yns gans pons viktorianek ha dhodho seyth gwarak a-dreus an Avon Logh.

Drehevys yw Logh a-dro dhe’n Eglos Sen Nikolas a’n 14ves kansblydhen a’s teves kleghtour kampanile.

Yma dhe Borthbyhan burjesti koth ha’n Eglos Sen Maria a’n 13ves kansblydhen.

War Ynys Logh ogas ha hanter mildir dhiworth an arvor, yma magor managhti a’n oesow kres.

Aswonnys ynwedh yw Logh awos Meneghi Simes yn ogas, hag awos pennsoedhva bredennek pyskessa morvleydh

type=printed

city/ region=looe

period=post-war (1945-present)

postage condition=unposted

number of items=single

size=continental/ modern (150x100 mm)