FROM THE NORTH
FORELAND TO
PENZANCE
FROM THE NORTH
FORELAND
TO PENZANCE
BY CLIVE HOLLAND · ILLUSTRATED BY
MAURICE RANDALL
LONDON
CHATTO & WINDUS
NEW YORK: DUFFIELD & COMPANY
MCMVIII
All rights reserved
To the Most Noble
THE MARQUESS OF ORMONDE
K.P., P.C., Commodore of the Royal Yacht
Squadron, with his Permission, this Book of
the South Coast is inscribed
PREFACE
In the following pages, dealing with the most importantor most picturesque of the harbours andseaports of the South Coast from the North Forelandto Penzance, no attempt has been made eitherto give “guide book information” which can be easilyobtained elsewhere; or to afford technical sailingdirections, soundings, or nautical information of thetype to be found in such books as Cowper’s admirable“Sailing Tours,” “The Pilot’s Guide,” or in theAdmiralty Charts. Rather has it been the object ofthe author to deal with the picturesque side of thevarious places described, and to give something oftheir story and romance, both past and present.
That the coastline covered by the present volumehas much of interest few will deny. It is, indeed, theone which has played the most strenuous and historicpart in the history of our Island Kingdom.
In times of war it has experienced all the terrorand excitement which comes in the train of outgoingbattle fleets and incoming victorious galleons,men-of-war, and privateers. In times of peace it hasknown not a little of the romance of wrecking, smuggling,and the pure joy of life which is borne inlandby soft, salt breezes and cleansing winds. Of its beautythose can tell who like ourselves have coasted alongits varying shores of high chalk cliffs, shingle, sand,and fretted granite. Indeed, where salt water meetsxland there must ever be something worth seeing,recording, and depicting.
A special element of interest attaches to the workof the artist whose sympathetic pictures adorn thebook, in that for many years he has been associatedwith the sea and the Southern Coast, and has voyagedmany thousands of miles upon the great waters. Hiswork will speak for itself, but it seems singularlyappropriate that a practical yachtsman should illustratea work of this character.
Of necessity the writing of a volume like the presentone, covering in a comparatively brief space alarge field, has entailed much research as well as knowledgegained by visits, in some cases on many differentoccasions, to the places dealt with and described. Andit is equally impos