PZ 87 The Rosebud

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Rosebud hull.

The Rosebud - PZ 87 - was the

mizzen and small petrol engine.[1]

Background

In 1935 the Borough of

council estates. It was decided that a list should be drawn up of properties to be demolished and a new estate to be called Gwavas was to be built at the top of the very steep hill above Newlyn. This decision was contentious and soon split opinion in Newlyn. Many people were upset that the houses where generations of families were born and raised would vanish, and that the heart of the village would be torn out. They also protested about the site and design of the new estate; it would be isolated and hard to reach for the elderly and infirm. However, others were happy to be moved to modern homes complete with running water, sewers and electricity. When the colony of Newlyn School artists who had been settled in Newlyn since the 1880s became involved, backing the villagers who wanted to preserve their village, a local issue soon became a national one.[1]

Journey to London

In 1937 it was decided that a petition was to be delivered to the Minister of Health calling on him to make a special exception for the houses of Newlyn. For better publicity, it was planned that a Newlyn

Westminster Pier. On Monday 19 October 1937 the Rosebud left Newlyn and began its journey around southern England and up the Thames, arriving to great attention from the press on Wednesday 21 October. The petition was duly delivered and the Rosebud and its crew stayed in London until the next week and sailed back to Newlyn and resumed their working lives.[1]

Result

The government decided to reprieve some properties and the voyage was deemed a huge success, but when the jubilation faded it was discovered that not a great deal had been achieved. Houses were still bought and demolished, although under more scrutiny than before owing to the press interest, and the residents continued to be moved into the Gwavas estate. The core of the village was saved by the Second World War, which began in 1939. The houses that had been emptied of people and were awaiting demolition were pressed into use as emergency accommodation for displaced French and Belgian fishermen and their families, escaping the German advance. These houses were modernised and thus survived up until this day.

The Rosebud changed owners and names over the years and ended up rotting on Lelant Saltings before being broken up and removed by people keen to have a little bit of history in their homes.[1]

Today the voyage of the Rosebud is commemorated by a public garden above the car park which had formerly been the busy St Peters Square. [1]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Sagar-Fenton (2003).

Bibliography

  • Sagar-Fenton, Michael (2003). The Rosebud and the Newlyn Clearances. Truran.

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