Question 1
What stood here before this man!?
Answer: Gatling Gun...so I'm told
Question 2
Which building is this in?
Answer: The new RNLI Building East Looe
Question 3
What is the name of this vessel that has sunk?
Answer: The Deu Kerrins sank when a large piece of wood lodged under her hull on a falling tide and her weight stove in some planks which took water on the rising tide.
Question 4
What year was the last raft race?
Answer: 2005. Shall we ever get it back? Insurance and H&S concerns are stopping it at present.
Question 5
In the wall of which building (in Looe!) is this fossil to be found
Answer: St Mary's Chuch, now flats. Low down near a drain pipe on the SE wall. It is the only fossil I know of in Looe (geological that is!). If you know of another fossil please let me know.
Question 6
East or West Looe emblem?
Answer: West Looe. It depicts the boy Jesus and Uncle Joseph of Aramathea who came to trade in Looe, whilst the boy Jesus stayed on Looe Island
Question 7
Name this famous Civil Engineer who did so much for Looe?
Answer: Joseph Thomas. Have a look at the web page on this site about him, and the plaque unveiling on 1st July this year.
Question 8
Okay, so this is Lerryn, but name the building slightly left of centre that has recently been refurbished?
Answer: The Red Store. I understand it has been restored for thourist information and local artists.
Question 9
What year were these new railings installed?
Answer: Work started in 2005
Question 10
Where was this fire...and which year?
Answer: Taken when the Osbourne House Burnt out on 1.3.04
Question 11
This is one of the pulleys that was used to haul materials up into the warehouses in East Looe. How many (even if only in part) are there in East Looe?
Answer: I counted 7. How many have you?
Question 12
Where are these puppets to be found?
Answer: Guild Hall Museum
Question 13
What year was the old bridge "repeared by the county"?
Answer: 1689. It has now been repainted in the wall opposite Boots East Looe. LOCS will arrange to repaint the similar stone in the wall just upstream of the Harbour Moon in West Looe.
Question 14
Where is this near Looe?
Answer: Sandplace. It's an old Lime kiln. There are three at Sandplace where the top of the tide bought up boats laden with limestone for heating to lime and spreading on the land
Question 15
There were four of these used for what?
Answer: Tethering the float in East Looe bay.
Question 16
What day was this fire light on East Looe Beach?
Answer: Trafalgar Day 2005 (200 years on from 21st Oct 1805)
Question 17
On which building is this to be found?
Answer: Public Conveniences Est Looe Sea Front.
Question 18
What is this?
Answer: See the web page concerning the museum.
Question 19
This is the present library. What was the building used for before?
Answer: Discovery Centre, and whoopee, a photo of the mural on the wall has been uncovered and will be posted soon.
Question 20
What was the Banjo Pier to have been called, before two local girls were heard to say "My Dear, it do so look like a Banjo"?
Answer: Riley's Pier. Admiral Riley gave the light on the round to the town. (See pamphlet "Looe Heritage Trail" available from the TIC for 50p).