Tamar

  • Looe from above Marine Drive, 1910

    The South East Corner of Cornwall

    - by Tom Bowden This article is about a journey from Cremyll Point in Plymouth Sound to Looe many years ago. I have drawn a rough map of the area to guide everyone and selected fifteen old picture postcard views to illustrate places on our...
  • The Hamoaze from Empacombe near Mount Edgcumbe, 1904

    The Hamoaze

    - by Tom Bowden I was born in Torpoint on the River Tamar and across the river from Plymouth. My Sketch of the River Tamar shows that the part of the river opposite Devonport Dockyard is known as The Hamoaze. The River Tamar, of course,...
  • AB_Tamar

    New Book and Review – River Tamar Through Time

    Cornwall24.net e-magazine has been kindly provided with a copy of a new book by publisher Amberley books, to review. The flyer that accompanied the request indicates it is the latest title in Amberley’s extensive and highly successful Through Time series, in full colour, bringing history...