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St Mawes is a village opposite Falmouth, on the Roseland Peninsula on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
The seafront at St Mawes on the Roseland Penisula looking more like the south of France than the southwest of England.
St Mawes is a lovely little town in Cornwall, opposite Falmouth. It lies on the east bank of the Carrick Roads, a large waterway created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise dramatically, creating an immense natural harbour, often claimed to be the third largest in the world.
St. Mawes has a lovely festival in August every year where they light up the town and have music, local events etc. I was on the pier that evening and shot this, which came out remarkably well considering I'd only just had this camera for a few days and hadn't shot anything in literally 20 years!
I'd thoroughly recommend this town for an afternoon's stroll if you're down in Cornwall for the Summer holidays - the icecream shop is to die for and my kids love crabbing off the pier in the early evening.
From a technical perspective this photo came out nicely - I shot at night just as dusk was falling so I managed to retain some of that blue graduation in the sky and on the reflection, which is rather nice. The boats in the foreground make the picture really - a perfectly tranquil scene in a gorgeous Cornish town.
St Anthony's Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated on St Anthony Head, on the eastern side of the entrance to Falmouth harbour, Cornwall, England. The harbour is also known as Carrick Roads and is one of the largest natural harbours in the world.
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CORNWALL. As we arrive there, the ancient boats thunder around the Cornish waters at St Mawes, as they hosts one of the colourful Falmouth Working Boat Races.
The Falmouth Estuary has long been a traditional centre for these events with each community along the waterfront The Falmouth Working boat fleets still race and have done so for over 100 years.
Between the quiet yet imposing forts of Pendennis and St Mawes lie the glistening waters of the Fal Estuary.
It is one of the best all-round sailing and safe cruising grounds in the world.
One of St Mawes' annual highlights is the Falmouth Working Boat World Championships hosted by the village.
It sees the estuary erupting in a whirl of coloured topsails as these boats, the wooden working boats from the 1870/80s, many of them antique, battle it out to be the best in their fleet.
The working boats themselves are something of a legend around the Fal Estuary.
A bylaw of the Fal oyster fishery - that fishing may only be done while rowing or sailing (usually under full sail, no engines!) - is largely responsible for the preservation of the fleet.
It was pure magic to see them cut through the water.
Have a lovely day and thank you, as always, M, (*_*)
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St Mawes Castle was built by King Henry VIII between 1539 and 1545 to counter an invasion threat from Catholic France and Spain, it guarded the important anchorage of Carrick Roads, sharing the task with Pendennis Castle on the other side of the Fal estuary.
A view of the Water Tower taken outside of Trelissick Gardens - the section closest is only the staircase with the rooms above each other in the larger and furthest section of the tower .
It is a place you can stay in and a small text from The National Trust web page on it --
Live out your own romantic fairy-tale in this Rapunzel-esque tower, once used as a reservoir in the 1860s. At four storeys high and yet with only one room on each floor, a stay at The Water Tower will be like no other. You’ll enter through arched barn doors and climb its winding staircase to intriguing, circular-shaped rooms with gothic-style windows. Standing proud on the Trelissick estate, it’s a fine example of the Victorian obsession for embellishing such utilitarian buildings.
Make the most of your location on the banks of the River Fal, and explore the surrounding 300 acres of diverse countryside. There’s even a small beach on the estate too, where you can spend a day lazing on its sands.
Take the nearby King Harry Ferry and journey along the river down to St Mawes, Falmouth and the Roseland Peninsula. You could also explore the area by canoe; Canoe Cornwall offer guided tours as well as archery and bushcraft sessions.
In the first comment box is a view taken from the opposite side and in the private garden of the Tower and the Old Engine House of Trelissick Gardens .
Pendennis Castle 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 the River Fal. The original, circular keep and gun platform was expanded at the end of the century to cope with the increasing Spanish threat, with a ring of extensive stone ramparts and bastions built around the older castle. Pendennis saw service during the English Civil War, when it was held by the Royalists, and was only taken by Parliament after a long siege in 1646. It survived the interregnum and Charles II renovated the fortress after his restoration to the throne in 1660.
Ongoing concerns about a possible French invasion resulted in Pendennis's defences being modernised and upgraded in the 1730s and again during the 1790s; during the Napoleonic Wars, the castle held up to 48 guns. In the 1880s and 1890s an electrically operated minefield was laid across the River Fal, operated from Pendennis and St Mawes, and new, quick-firing guns were installed to support these defences. The castle saw service during both the First and Second World Wars, but in 1956, by now obsolete, it was decommissioned. It passed into the control of the Ministry of Works, who cleared away many of the more modern military buildings and opened the site to visitors. In the 21st century, the castle is managed by English Heritage as a tourist attraction, receiving 74,230 visitors in 2011–12. The heritage agency Historic England considers Pendennis to be "one of the finest examples of a post-medieval defensive promontory fort in the country"
Photo taken near St. Mawes Cornwall UK. On the far left you will see Falmouth to Feock on the far right looking at the water.
St Mawes Castle 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. The castle was built under the direction of Thomas Treffry to a clover leaf design, with a four-storey central tower and three protruding, round bastions that formed gun platforms. It was initially armed with 19 artillery pieces, intended for use against enemy shipping, operating in partnership with its sister castle of Pendennis on the other side of the estuary. During the English Civil War, St Mawes was held by Royalist supporters of King Charles I, but surrendered to a Parliamentary army in 1646 in the final phase of the conflict.
The castle continued in use as a fort through the 18th and 19th centuries. In the early 1850s, fears of a fresh conflict with France, combined with changes in military technology, led to the redevelopment of the fortification. The out-dated Henrician castle was turned into a barracks and substantial gun batteries were constructed beneath it, equipped with the latest naval artillery. In the 1880s and 1890s an electrically operated minefield was laid across the River Fal, operated from St Mawes and Pendennis, and new, quick-firing guns were installed at St Mawes to support these defences. After 1905, however, St Mawes' guns were removed, and between 1920 and 1939 it was run by the state as a tourist attraction.
Brought back into service in the Second World War, naval artillery and an anti-aircraft gun were installed at the castle to defend against the risk of German attack. With the end of the war, St Mawes again returned to use as a tourist attraction. In the 21st century, the castle is operated by English Heritage. The castle has elaborate, carved 16th-century decorations including sea monsters and gargoyles, and the historian Paul Pattison has described the site as "arguably the most perfect survivor of all Henry's forts".
The castle is a scheduled monument and Grade I listed building.
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As we arrive there, the ancient boats thunder around the Cornish waters at St Mawes, as they hosts one of the colourful Falmouth Working Boat Races.
The Falmouth Estuary has long been a traditional centre for these events with each community along the waterfront The Falmouth Working boat fleets still race and have done so for over 100 years.
Between the quiet yet imposing forts of Pendennis and St Mawes lie the glistening waters of the Fal Estuary.
It is one of the best all-round sailing and safe cruising grounds in the world.
One of St Mawes' annual highlights is the Falmouth Working Boat World Championships hosted by the village.
It sees the estuary erupting in a whirl of coloured topsails as these boats, the wooden working boats from the 1870/80s, many of them antique, battle it out to be the best in their fleet.
The working boats themselves are something of a legend around the Fal Estuary.
A bylaw of the Fal oyster fishery - that fishing may only be done while rowing or sailing (usually under full sail, no engines!) - is largely responsible for the preservation of the fleet.
It was pure magic to see them cut through the water.
Have a lovely day and thank you, as always, M, (*_*)
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St Mawes Castle and its larger sister castle, Pendennis, were built as part of a defensive chain of fortresses by Henry VIII to protect the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. This chain of coastal fortifications are known as Henrician Castles or Device Forts.
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St Mawes Castle
Built between 1539 and 1545 by Henry VIII as part of a defensive chain of fortresses to protect the south coast of England against invasion by France.
The anticipated invasion never came.
The Castle, with its three huge circular bastions (like a clover leaf), and gun ports covering every angle of approach, is a fine example of Tudor military architecture.
The Castle offers some of the finest views of Falmouth and its situation on the waters edge make it a must to visit.
The Castle is now in the custodianship of English Heritage.
Henry VIII's mighty fortress of St Mawes Castle guards one flank of the entrance to Carrick Roads, England's largest natural harbour. On the opposite side, Pendennis Castle mirrors the fortifications.
The delightful village of St Mawes is on the Roseland Peninsula in the south-west of Cornwall and lies just off the Fal estuary. A regular ferry provides a link to Falmouth on the other side of the Carrick Roads. At one time St Mawes was reckoned to have more millionaires per head of population than any other place in England. Beyond the harbour can be seen St Mawes Castle with its twin, Pendennis Castle, in the distance on the other side of the Fal estuary. Both castles date from the time of King Henry VIII.
This is the tip of Roseland peninsular South Cornwall taken two nights ago . St Mawes and St Mawes castle is in the distance i have taken this from St Anthonys head , i love this head land i live a couple of miles from here and is a favourite walk of mine - i like this time of the year as you get that rustic golden look and the low sun light has added warmth and modelling to the lighting
St Mawes Castle was built by King Henry VIII between 1539 and 1545 to counter an invasion threat from Catholic France and Spain, it guarded the important anchorage of Carrick Roads, sharing the task with Pendennis Castle on the other side of the Fal estuary.
Image captured in 2009 on the footpath between St. Mawes and St. Just In Roseland (UK). Very low resolution, sorry.
Composite elements shot with a Sony A7, mounted with an old Miranda EC 50mm/f1.4. Assembly and editing in GIMP and LR5.
St Mawes is a small town opposite Falmouth, on the Roseland Peninsula on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It lies on the east bank of the Carrick Roads, a large waterway created after the Ice Age from an ancient valley which flooded as the melt waters caused the sea level to rise dramatically, creating an immense natural harbour, often claimed to be the third largest in the world. It was once a busy fishing port, but the trade declined during the 20th century and it now serves as a popular tourist location, with many properties in the town functioning as holiday accommodation.[citation needed] The town is in the civil parish of St Just in Roseland.