Local history-tastic!
The Cornish weather took a turn for the worse, so we checked out the attractions of St Ives.
First stop was the Library to avail ourselves of the free internet access- unfortunately, I spent most of my free time writing to the wankers responsible for filtering urban75 off the library system. The tossers.
Next stop was the fabulous St Ives Museum, a completely bonkers public display of the contents of a thousand attics.
It seems just about anything even remotely connected to St Ives can guarantee a warm welcome at this museum- old pen knives, stuffed animals and bits of knitting…
Next up was a trip up Tregenna Hill for the local Archive Society’s showing of 1950s 16mm footage of St Ives.
It was interesting, but they were a bit of an odd bunch – very old England, middle class, cups of tea church hall stuff.
We’re now enjoying a coffee in the top floor café at the Tate, looking over the golden sands of Porthmeor Beach.
Which is nice!
Related posts:
Spring in St Ives
Cruising around the coves of Cornwall
St Erth for St Ives railway station – a country junction
Museum of London: London Street Photography
Fabulous rail footage: London to Brighton train ride,1953-2013
A trip to the fabulous Horniman Museum
A trip to the Museum of London
Back from Cornwall
