Ed Prynn and his Prynnhenge
Prynn and his Prynnhenge
Ed Prynn, former fork-lift truck driver, lives in a bungalow with a small garden near St. Merryn. He has written 3 books about his life and has appeared on a number of television programmes. He is a keen traveller and painter and enjoys writing stories. Ed is the self-proclaimed Archdruid of Cornwall, and his small bungalow at Tresallyn Cross has acquired a special sort of fame. The bungalow walls are hung with about 500 slate nameplates bearing such diverse names as Thomas Telford (the colossus of roads), Charles Dickens, Emmeline Pankhurst, Billy Graham and Marco Polo, covering the lower part of the walls. The small lawned garden is almost covered by 21 giant granite standing stones, including replicas of Lanyon Quoit, M�n an Tol (the stone with a hole), a loggan (rocking) stone - and a 'holy well'. Self-appointed Archdruid Ed sports long silky white hair, a strong Cornish accent and a glass eye, acquired after an industrial accident.
The Loggan (rocking) stone
Ed with his quoit
The replica M�n an Tol
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Ferries - some for cars, most just for passengers
With a coastline so indented by rivers and tidal creeks, particularly in the south, it is no surprise that many ferries operate, mostly across south coast inlets. Only three carry vehicles - Torpoint ferry from Plymouth to the Rame Peninsula; King Harry, across the deep Fal estuary from the Roseland Peninsula; and Bodinnick across the river at Fowey. Pedestrians and cyclists are better served. Theirs operate from Plymouth to the Rame Peninsula, from Fowey to Polruan, across the Helford River near Trebah Garden, and, in the north, across the Camel from Padstow to Rock. There are said to be couple of seasonal high tide ones - over Gillan Creek in the south and over the Gannel to Crantock Beach in the north near Newquay. Falmouth is best served of all. Ferries operate from here to St. Mawes across broad Carrick Roads; to Flushing just across the Penryn River; to Mylor Yacht Harbour up the Fal; and to Truro by way of the National Trust's Trelissick Garden, the Smugglers Cottage Tea Rooms at Tolverne, and Malpas, location of the excellent Heron Inn. There is even a 'park-and-float' service which operates from Ponsharden, up the Penryn River, to the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth but, because of tides, this is only intermittent. St. Mawes has a second ferry, across Percuil River to Place.
Harvey's of Hayle - The Great Cornish Engineers
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John Carter, King of Prussia
King of Prussia