You may have noticed significant work underway at Newlyn’s Old Harbour. This essential groundwork is paving the way for an exciting community project to revitalize one of the UK’s oldest documented fishing harbors.

By restoring this historic site, we aim to:

  • Preserve our maritime heritage: Honor our past and inspire future generations.
  • Create a vibrant community hub: Offer a space for locals and visitors to gather, learn, and enjoy the coast.
  • Support sustainable livelihoods: Foster a new generation of skilled boatbuilders and sailors.

Newlyn contractor John Edwards completes clearing.

A selection of images from the final day of clearing growth and discarded rubbish.

Scraping back reveals missing granite stones

Before the excavation it was hoped that years of weed growth was hiding the original granite stonework. But, as can be seen here the granite has long since been removed – probably around the time the oroginal old harbour parapet wall was removed in the 1940s and ’50s!