Parish At War
| Date: | 16 April 2009 |
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| Location: | Porthcurno Telegraph Museum |
| Contact: | Caroline Seats Tel: 01736 810966 or caroline.seats@porthcurno.org.uk |
On Wednesday 16th April a new exhibition ‘Parish at War’ will open at the Porthcurno Telegraph Museum.
Earmarked by Hitler as one of the main landing points for his planned invasion of Britain, St Levan, a relatively remote and peaceful parish in West Penwith, was to suffer the effects of World War II from the outset.
Parish at War is a new exhibition that looks at life in St Levan under the shadow of war. Discover the lengths taken to defend themselves against enemy invasion. See where the bombs fell, destroying lives and homes, and read diary extracts from a woman who witnessed the attacks. Learn about the London children evacuated to St Levan, and about the Land Girls who never left. Find out more about the members of the Home Guard, and about the men who went to war, but never returned home. Through objects, documents and photographs, the life of a unique wartime parish is revealed.
This exhibition has been the hard work of the museums very dedicated Local History volunteers.