Lamorna

Lamorna ( Cornish: Nansmornow ) is a small fishing village in the former Penwith District of Cornwall in England. This is a collection of country houses, at the end of a natural harbor is located.

Lamorna was at the end of the 19th century known as the Newlyn School painters, many, including the artist Samuel John " Lamorna Birch ", settled there in small cottages and Lamorna Group formed. Other well-known members of this school of painting were Alfred Munnings, Laura Knight and Harold Knight, who also lived and painted. This era is also the theme of the novel Summer in February by Jonathan Smith.

In Lamorna also lived the jeweler Ella Naper and her husband, the painter Charles Naper, ordered to be built Trewoofe House. A small pottery, founded in 1947 by Christopher James Ludlow and Derek Wilshaw, is also located on site.

Lamorna has a pub, The Wink, whose name alludes to the activities of its inhabitants of bygone days, the smuggling. With a " wink " you had at that time interested parties indicated that smuggled goods had arrived. The pub is the theme of the novel The Lamorna Wink (Eng. The stairs to the sea ) by Martha Grimes.

Granite from Lamorna Cove has been used worldwide for building structures such as the Thames Embankment in London. Granite stones from the bay were used to build the nearby church of St Buryan, whose granite tower is visible from afar and therefore the bay which drives fishermen serves as a reference point.

Places and attractions in the surrounding area are

• Stone circle of Merry Maidens
• Portal grave of Tregiffian
• St Buryan
• Mousehole
• Penzance
• Newlyn