The ‘Pest House’, a quarantine station on St Helen’s, Isles of Scilly A 1756 law stated, ‘be it enacted that, if plague shall appear on any ship, being northward of Cape Finisterre, the master shall immediately proceed to the harbour of St Helen’s Pool’.
Archive for June 2007
Quarantine Leave a comment
Scillyness Day #3 Leave a comment
Monday was spent working in the pub and walking around St Martin’s, as the wind was still strong. In the evening the wind had eased and we paddled out to the Northern Isles, visiting the islands of Tean and St Helen’s. There was plenty of swell left over from the storm, which gave us some [...]
Scillyness Day #2 3 comments
Sunday morning on the island of St Martin’s saw drizzly rain and blustery wind. Various folk were dashing around the campsite propping up their tents. We were in a ‘proper’ tent so we weren’t bothered. We failed to notice that we were actually pitched on a part of the campsite that was more sand than soil … [...]
Scillyness Day #1 Leave a comment
After leaving our car with a friend in Penzance (cheers Richard!) we loaded up our kayaks for the ferry journey to the Isles of Scilly. The three hour sail to Hugh Town on the island of St Mary’s was mainly notable because it was the first time that Heather has taken a ferry anywhere (and we’ve [...]
At World’s End 6 comments
Heather and I have had a truly fantastic week in and around the Isles of Scilly. Right now we’re waiting for the ferry back to the mainland, so I’ve taken advantage of someone else’s wireless network. Plenty of reports and photos to follow, but for the time being, a single photo can speak a thousand [...]
