the falmouth packet yachts

Project Details

This is a multi-phase project and we are only at the beginning of the journey. We need volunteers experienced in raising funds through grant applications and others who are social media experts to join our Team, but we also need to start raising funds.

Please remember that we are making and changing plans quite a lot at the moment as different facts and opportunities arise.

An important part of the Packet will be its Ship’s Boats. We are currently restoring a 100-year-old fishing punt which will be the Pinnace for Duke of Marlborough (A Pinnace was a tender used to row the Captain out to the ship).

‘Boy John’

Boy John was built in Truro and had a lug main with a triangular sail on the mizzen and was purchased for One Guinea from a boat designer in Mylor Bridge, Cornwall. She’s 14′ 3″ long and carvel planked. We have erected a tent around her and have now been awarded a grant by Falmouth Town Council for £1000 to allow the project to start. We will be creating a YouTube channel to chart the course of the restoration. Boy John will be the ship’s pinnace, the boat used to transport the Captain around.

The main phases of the project are shown below, but there are many more things to think about than are explained here.

Phase 1: Start to restore Boy John and investigate the best format of a school’s ‘outreach’ programme.

Boy John has been dry-stored for many years so we don’t want to get her wet now – not until she’s ready to go back into the water! Her tent has been erected and we have £1000 to start the restoration. An initial study of her shows that her centreline is in good condition except for a little hogging owing to her having been kept on a trailer for too long. See our ‘workshop’ page for more information. She is now on a strongback and her station moulds are in place!

Outreach – we have to think of a better name than this, but involving school children is pivotal to the whole purpose of this project. We are investing a fair amount of time into creating a modern way to explain the past. History is important as it defines who we are, where we came from and how our values were defined, but we also need to engage with young school children and get them to buy-in to the stories and tales that we can tell them. There’s plenty of options available to us, from dressing up, role play, dance, and all manner of other things.

Phase 2: Feasibility Study and School Visits

Phase 1 is underway and will continue to run while we continue onto Phase 2. We have been in contact with GL Watson Naval Architect in Glasgow who will be providing a quote to produce a Feasibility Study. This will show whether it is possible to recreate a classic-looking tall ship which also conforms to modern safety requirements. Items such as watertight bulkheads, built-in fire systems, etc. will have to be modelled based upon an accurate lines drawing of the Duke of Marlborough. The cost of this study is expected to be around £20k

School Visits will begin in Phase 2. The first Outreach programme will run at local primary schools.

Phase 3: Detailed Design and Bill of Quantities and Formulation of apprenticeship programmes and Adult learning

Providing that the feasibility study is a success, we then have to create a set of detailed design drawings and raise a bill of quants from them. This will allow a detailed and accurate cost for the construction of the ship to be created.

The apprenticeship programme will be formulated. i.e. what is involved, which educational school or college will be involved.

Adult Leaning is about taking the project to the local community and raising further awareness through lectures and hands-on sessions, be that woodworking, sail-making, ropework, etc.

The Falmouth Packet Service

From the 1600s to the 1800s, a large number of Britain’s letters and parcels passed through the Cornish town of Falmouth. The Packet Service was part of the post office and delivered mail all around the world on ships.

Dhyworth an 1600ow dhe’n 1800ow, niver bras a lytherow ha fardellow Breten a dremena der an dre gernewek Aberfala. Rann a Sodhva an Post o an Gonis Fardel a dhelivra post war worholyon oll a-dro dhe’n norvys.

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The Packet Service begins at Falmouth

In 1689, the General Post Office (an earlier version of the Royal Mail) created a new station for its overseas delivery service, the Packet Service. 

Falmouth was a good choice for the Packet Service station because it had a deep harbour, meaning it could fit large ships. At first, the service only travelled on one route, from Cornwall to Spain. In 1705, ships began delivering mail to the West Indies. Later, at its busiest time, the service had 39 ships sailing.

Travelling in the Napoleonic Wars

During the Napoleonic Wars between Britain and France, the packet ships kept working in dangerous conditions. Crews weren’t part of the Royal Navy but did fight if they had to. Packets carried cannons for their own protection, and often needed to use them. In 1807, the ship Windsor Castle successfully captured a French ship and brought it back to Falmouth. This happened many times, but some packets weren’t as lucky and several were damaged or destroyed.

  ...after having bravely defended herself against so superior a force, for a considerable time, the Packet ultimately succeeded in capturing the [ship], after having killed 21 and wounded 34 of the crew Letter from the General Post Office to the Admiralty, 1808

Because normal passenger ships couldn’t sail during the wars, people travelling overseas had to go on the packet ships instead. The famous poet Lord Byron did this in 1809, when he sailed to Portugal. He found the experience very unpleasant and wrote a comedy poem about the noise, heat and seasickness he found on his trip.

Smuggling scandal at Falmouth

The packet ships did important work during wartime, but their crews didn’t always obey the law. For many years, men on the ships had been taking items from Britain and selling them overseas in secret. They did the same on the journey home, bringing back things like lemons and figs. At the time, these would have been rare treats in Cornwall.

In October 1810, two ships were searched and found to have items hidden on board. When the crews refused to sail without them, a mutiny (rebellion) broke out. As punishment, the General Post Office took the Packet Service and all its ships away from Falmouth. This removed a good business from the town and cost it a great deal of money. When the service was moved back to Falmouth in February 1811, important local people wrote a note of thanks.

The service ends

From the 1820s onwards, the old packet sail ships (powered by wind) were replaced with new steam ships. Steam was a faster and more reliable form of transport because it didn’t rely on good weather conditions. Unfortunately, these ships also didn’t need to leave from Falmouth. Gradually, the service was moved away. In 1851, the last packet ship returned from its journey and the station was closed.

  The last of the Falmouth Packets has sailed, and the Establishment which has existed there for nearly 200 years has, for the present, come to an end. The Royal Cornwall Gazette, 1850

This was a difficult time for the community. Many of the businesses in the town had been created to supply the ships and their passengers with food, equipment or entertainment. People wrote about the poverty they now saw.

In time, the town recovered and it is now a busy and lively place with its own university. Because of its deep harbour, Falmouth often welcomes large cruise ships bringing visitors from all over the world.

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Falmouth Packet Service Ship

Illustration by Rachel Ackerman

Falmouth Packet Ship Routes

Smuggling Lemons on the Falmouth Packet Service Ships

Lord George Gordon Byron

National Archives

‘ADM 1/4073’, National Archives, London

Cornwall Record Office

‘CN/3216’, Cornwall Record Office, Truro

Byron’s Letters and Journals

Byron, G, ‘Falmouth Roads, June 30th, 1809’, Byron’s Letters and Journals (1973)

History of the Post Office Packet Service

Norway, A,  History of the Post Office Packet Service, Between the Years 1793-1815  (1895)

Royal Cornwall Gazette

‘The Late Packet Establishment at Falmouth’, The Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet, and General Advertiser (20 December 1850)

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Falmouth Packets

By Julian H Jones

The British Government maintained a mail service from Falmouth to Corunna in Spain from 1689 [1] . However, by early 1701 it saw a pressing need to provide a regular mail service to its colonial governors in the West Indies and the Americas. In August a proposal was made by Edmund Dummer, Surveyor-General of the (British) Navy and then operator of the line of packets between Falmouth, Corunna and Lisbon. His detailed subsequent plan, drawn up in May 1702, was put before the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations and proposed a monthly service between England and the West Indies by four ships calling at Barbados, Antigua, Montserrat, Nevis and Jamaica. The Lords of Trade offered some additions including a distinct service to the American colonies. Negotiations were concluded by June 1702 and the service commenced in October, with postal rates established by Royal Warrant dated 4th December 1702 [2] .

Although Dummer's service ran into many difficulties and the service closed in July 1711, it proved that a regular mail service to the West Indies was good for trade and that Falmouth was a good base from which the Post Office could operate a packet service. The Post Office resumed the West India packet service from Falmouth in November 1745 and to the other colonies on the continent of North America via New York in October 1755.

This service continued to grow with the addition of Pensacola, St Augustine and Charleston in 1764. However, relationships with colonial America brought a break between September 1775 and January 1777 (New York), and again between March 1813 and March 1815. However, from 1806 a regular service to Bermuda and Halifax, Nova Scotia, had been established from Falmouth to send mail to British North America (Canada) [3] .

Falmouth's packet services to the West Indies and beyond continued to grow. When Britain's old ally, the Government of Portugal, was driven into exile in Brazil by the French, a Falmouth service to Brazil was started in 1808 with a service to Rio de Janeiro calling at Madeira. This was extended to Buenos Ayres from 1813. By 1828 the GPO was offering postal rates beyond to Chile, Peru and Colombia via Falmouth. By 1837 the list included Mexico and Cuba.

Meanwhile, the Falmouth packet to Lisbon, Portugal, started in 1702, continued to flourish with services to Gibraltar and Malta from 1806 and Cadiz, Spain, and the Mediterranean from 1813. From 1835, mails for Egypt and India were made up for dispatch from Falmouth to Malta.

With this volume of mail going via Falmouth it is surprising that only a few hand stamps were made for the Falmouth Packets. Three 'India Letter Falmouth' types; three 'Falmouth Packet' types and twelve Falmouth "F" type markings exist for the postal historian to search out, between them covering the period 1802 to 1884 [4] .

However, winds of change were blowing through the postal system and the days of the Falmouth Packet per se were numbered. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, under contract to the British Admiralty, opened its service from Falmouth to the Caribbean and Central America in January 1842 [5] and shifted its base of operation to Southampton in 1843 [6] . The Post Office had already contracted a Packet service from Liverpool to North America starting July 1840 with the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (Cunard Line) [7] . The Anglo - French Postal Convention additions of 1839 paved the way for mail to the Mediterranean and the East Indies to be expeditiously dispatched across France rather than via the Straits of Gibraltar [2] . The last sailing packet service from/to Falmouth ended in 1851 when the RMSPCo took over the contract for the mails to South America. Thus a noble chapter in postal history moved from Falmouth to Southampton and Liverpool, to offer even more for the postal history collector to find.

[1] The Transatlantic Mail, Frank Staff, 1980 edition, Quarterman Publications, Inc., Lawrence Mass [2] United Kingdom Letter Rates, Inland and Overseas, 1635 to 1900, Colin Tabeart, Second Edition 2003, HH Sales Limited , Bradford [3] The Bermuda Packet Mails and the Halifax-Bermuda Mail Service 1806-1886, J C Arnell & M H Ludington, The Postal History Society [4] Robertson Revisited, Colin Tabeart, 1997 edition, James Bendon Ltd , Limassol, Cyprus [5] By West India Steam Packet, Colin Tabeart, The Chronicle No 163, August 1994, US Philatelic Classics Society, Inc. [6] The Royal Mail Steam Packets to Bermuda and the Bahamas 1842 - 1859, M H Ludington and G Osborn, Robson Lowe Ltd. 1971 [7] North Atlantic Mail sailings 1840-75, W Hubbard and R F Winter, US Philatelic Classics Society, Inc. , 1988

The Packet Walk

An easy walk through Falmouth, passing many points of interest related to Falmouth’s maritime heritage.

This walk follows the route of the Packet Walkway, a trail of plaques in the pavement that takes you to key vantage points around the town. Start the walk at The Greenbank Hotel – famous for its association with the Packet Service and Wind in the Willows – and walk past some of the old sea captains’ houses before exploring the centre of town and interesting buildings in the terraces above. Return to the town centre via Jacob’s Ladder steps before retracing your steps to finish back at The Greenbank.

Starting Point: The Greenbank Hotel

Distance: 3.5 miles

Duration: 2-3 hours

Grading: Easy

End Point: The Greenbank Hotel

On the way: Royal Cornwall Yacht Club, Jacob's Ladder.

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The walk’s start point The Greenbank Hotel is famous for its association with the Falmouth Packet Service and with Kenneth Grahame's book Wind in the Willows. From the hotel’s main door, turn left and head along Dunstanville Terrace, an impressive row of large houses, many of them originally built by Packet Captains.

The Royal Cornwall Yacht Club occupying the waterside building next to the Gardens, was founded in 1874 and is the most prestigious of five such organisations around Falmouth's magnificent harbour. On the seaward side at the southern end of the Terrace is the site of the old Falmouth Prison.

From the top of the High Street – once known as Ludgate Hill – you’ll find the Old Town Hall. Originally a congregational chapel, it was also used as the Court House and was the scene of a famous trial in 1884 when two sailors were acquitted on a charge of cannibalism, having eaten the cabin boy while adrift in the Atlantic after their ship had sunk.

As you continue down the hill, look out for Barracks's Ope, through which the famous clipper Cutty Sark was framed when she lay at anchor in the harbour as a Training Ship.

At the bottom of the High Street, turn right along Webber Street until you reach The Moor. Notable buildings here include the Municipal Offices and Library, built in 1894 and which also houses the Falmouth Art Gallery.

Carefully cross the road to have a look at The Packet Memorial dating from November 1898, when a public subscription raised nearly £300 for a permanent reminder of the service which operated from Falmouth between 1688 and 1850.

Now make your way back towards the water where you come to Market Strand and Prince of Wales Pier, named when the Prince - who later became King George V - laid its foundation stone in 1903. It was at this Pier that the few survivors of the successful raid on the dock at St Nazaire returned to the port, five days after the small flotilla had left Falmouth in March, 1942.

Now walk the entire length of Falmouth’s main shopping street Market Street, which becomes Church Street. Look out for the signs and information points for the history of some of the interesting buildings. The current parish church of King Charles the Martyr dated from 1898 and is worth a short detour to look inside.

Now continue down Arwenack Street until you reach Custom House Quay. The red brick chimney which stands beside the main entrance to the Quay is the King's Pipe which was used to burn confiscated contraband tobacco by Customs Officers.

Further along in Grove Place is Arwenack House, build by the Killigrew family in 1567, it is the oldest house in Falmouth. Turn right into Avenue Road and then right again into Arwenack Avenue. Originally the entrance to Arwenack House, it later became a rope walk. Walk along Arwenack Avenue and when you reach the end of the street, cross over into New Street. Continue along here until you reach Well Lane and some steps to your right. Go up the steps to reach Gylling Street. Stop here for a minute to savour the view over the bay.

At the top of the steps, turn right and soon you will see a red painted building, this is the Falmouth’s former synagogue, now a private home.

Carry on walking to Chapel Terrace and you’ll see the former Primitive Methodist Chapel, build in 1832.

Further on is the Jacob’s Ladder Inn and directly opposite are the Jacob’s Ladder Steps. The one hundred and eleven steps were installed by Jacob Hamblen, builder, tallow chandler and property owner, to facilitate access between his business - at the bottom - and some of his property - at the top. Go down the steps and you’ll arrive back at The Moor.

From here retrace your steps back to The Greenbank Hotel for a drink, afternoon tea or dinner.

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Morwenna is a fine example of a Gentleman’s Launch that has been fitted out to a high standard.

The hull was moulded by the Falmouth Packet Co in 1997 and custom built by Titchmarsh Marina Boatyard. She was launched in 2002 and over the years she has had significant upgrades including a full hull re-spray in Awlgrip and re-varnished brightwork.

Offering a low air draft and twin engines, Morwenna is just as happy exploring inland waters as she is exploring the coast. 

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Accommodation

• The accommodation offers two berths in one cabin, also converts in a large double V berths forward with stowage above and below.
• Opening hatch to foredeck.
• Galley to starboard with Flavel Vanessa two burner hob with grill.
• Stainless steel sink with h&c water supply.
• Good storage above and below.
• Heads opposite to port with RM69 sea toilet.
• Vanity unit with h&c water supply with pull-out shower.
• Door to cockpit.
• Door to hanging locker to starboard with drawers.
• Door to electrical switch panels opposite to port.
• Step up to large cockpit with helm position to port with full engine instrumentation and controls.
• Co-pilots seat to starboard with folding chart table.
• Full width aft seat with stowage under.
• Cockpit table.
• Cockpit curtains
• Windscreen cover

Construction

Hull moulded in 1997 by Falmouth Packet Co Ltd and fitted out by Titchmarsh Marina Boatyard, Essex. Launched 2002.

• Blue Awgrip sprayed (2013)
• Semi-displacement hull.
• Expoxied from new.
• White GRP decks with non-slip panels.
• Timber/epoxy composite coachroof.
• Large self-draining cockpit with seating and storage.
• Self draining chain and gas lockers.
• Wheel steering.
• Flexiteek panels to cockpit floor and bathing platform (2013).

Navigation Equipment

• Garmin 50 chart plotter
• Garmin 76 GPS
• Ray marine depth sounder
• Ray marine compass
• Located under the cockpit floor. 2 x Yanmar 4JH2 DTBE 88hp diesel engines. Flex mounts. – Serviced in 2022.
• Electric start.
• Freshwater cooled via heat exchangers.
• Shaft drive to fixed four bladed propellers.
• Single lever engine controls.
• Cruising speed 8 knots. Maximum speed 14 knots.
• Calorifier. 
• Electric windlass

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The Falmouth Packet Service

For over 150 years, from 1689 to 1851, Falmouth was an international hub of communication with the burgeoning British empire and trade networks. Small swift-sailing brigs carried the mails (and more) to and from destinations in the Americas and Mediterranean, dodging, or occasionally failing to dodge, enemies of all sorts. For most of this period Britain was at war with one of its neighbours.

The choice of Falmouth was carefully considered. As the most westerly deep-water port, it gave quick and easy access to the vast spaces of the Atlantic, even against contrary winds, avoiding the long slog up or down the Channel under constant threat of attack from the north coast of France.

The exploits of the Packet captains became legendary and their success led to the growth and prosperity of Falmouth and is surrounding villages.

The end came in the middle of the C19 when the arrival of steamships, the railways and peace conspired to make the Channel less hazardous and ships could sail against the wind with ease. Portsmouth became the new destination and Falmouth entered a period of decline as a port.

We have a special interest in the Falmouth Packets and continue actively to research their history. The latest authoritative book on the subject is The Falmouth Packets 1689 – 1851 by our own Tony Pawlyn. 1 Here you can read two original journals and an article on a famous pierhead painter:

• Edward Lawrance’s Journal of his voyage to the Caribbean June-August 1776
• James Williamson’s Journal of his life as a young surgeon aboard the Duke of York packet between 1828 and 1835
• An article on the packet portraits of Nicholas Cammillieri, a pierhead painter, hired by captains to capture ‘snapshots’ of their ships arriving at, or leaving post

As light relief, here is the poet George Byron’s version of leaving Falmouth on the Lisbon Packet.

‘Lines on Mr. Hodgson Written on Board the Lisbon Packet’

Huzza! Hodgson, we are going, Our embargo’s off at last; Favourable breezes blowing Bend the canvass o’er the mast. From aloft the signal’s streaming, Hark! the farewell gun is fir’d; Women screeching, tars blaspheming, Tell us that our time’s expir’d.

Here’s a rascal Come to task all, Prying from the custom-house; Trunks unpacking Cases cracking, Not a corner for a mouse ‘Scapes unsearch’d amid the racket, Ere we sail on board the Packet.

Now our boatmen quit their mooring, And all hands must ply the oar; Baggage from the quay is lowering, We’re impatient–push from shore. “Have a care! that case holds liquor– Stop the boat–I’m sick–oh Lord!” “Sick, ma’am, damme, you’ll be sicker, Ere you’ve been an hour on board.”

Thus are screaming Men and women, Gemmen, ladies, servants, Jacks; Here entangling, All are wrangling, Stuck together close as wax.– Such the genial noise and racket, Ere we reach the Lisbon Packet.

Now we’ve reach’d her, lo! the captain, Gallant Kidd, commands the crew; Passengers their berths are clapt in, Some to grumble, some to spew. “Hey day! call you that a cabin? Why ‘t is hardly three feet square; Not enough to stow Queen Mab in– Who the deuce can harbour there?”

“Who, sir? plenty– Nobles twenty Did at once my vessel fill.” “Did they? Jesus, How you squeeze us! Would to God they did so still: Then I’d ‘scape the heat and racket Of the good ship, Lisbon Packet.”

Fletcher! Murray! Bob! where are you? Stretch’d along the deck like logs– Bear a hand, you jolly tar, you! Here’s a rope’s end for the dogs. Hobhouse muttering fearful curses, As the hatchway down he rolls, Now his breakfast, now his verses, Vomits forth–and damns our souls.

“Here’s a stanza On Braganza– Help!”–“A couplet?”– “No, a cup Of warm water–” “What’s the matter?” “Zounds! my liver’s coming up; I shall not survive the racket Of this brutal Lisbon Packet.”

Now at length we’re off for Turkey, Lord knows when we shall come back! Breezes foul and tempests murky May unship us in a crack. But, since life at most a jest is, As philosophers allow, Still to laugh by far the best is, Then laugh on–as I do now.

Laugh at all things, Great and small things, Sick or well, at sea or shore; While we’re quaffing, Let’s have laughing– Who the devil cares for more?– Some good wine! and who would lack it, Ev’n on board the Lisbon Packet?

Lord George Gordon Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824)

• Truran Books ISBN 1-85022-175-8

Researching Falmouth: Packets and Castles

These last few weeks have mostly been spent on research for my next book.

The main location I have in mind is Falmouth in Cornwall. For those of you who don’t know, Falmouth is a thriving seaside town near the western southernmost tip of England.

Falmouth didn’t really exist as a town until the 17th century, when local landowner Sir John Killigrew petitioned King James I for approval of his building plans. The town grew and Sir Peter Killigrew, a descendent of Sir John, built a Custom House there, obtained a patent from the then Commonwealth Government for a weekly market and two fairs, as well as a ferry from Falmouth to Flushing. Finally, on August 20th 1660, a Charter was granted by the newly restored Charles II for Falmouth to be incorporated as a borough. Falmouth was definitely on the up.

Conflict between the now Protestant England and Roman Catholic France in the 1680s meant that communications between Britain and the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean became difficult, as land routes through France were closed. A solution had to be found. It was suggested that letters for these destinations should be sent by ship and that a regular service of these ‘ pacquet boats ’* be set up for this purpose.

Falmouth was chosen as the terminus for this service.

There were several excellent reasons for this, which together outweighed the inconvenience of Falmouth’s distance from London along poor roads. It was sufficiently far away from the French coast to make the packet boats safe from attack by privateers. It’s location meant it was a secure shelter from wind and weather. It’s entrance and waters were protected by the fortresses of Pendennis Castle and St Mawes, which would deter raids by enemy shipping. With its deep estuary, there were numerous anchorages.

One of the first packet services was between Falmouth and the Groyne of Corunna, with the first two ships named Spanish Allyance and Spanish Expedition. By the 1830s, there were forty vessels sailing to Lisbon, Gibraltar, Malta, Corfu, Bermuda, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, Mexico, Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires.

From 1775 to 1815 Falmouth became quite a fashionable place thanks to the numerous passengers who stayed there, either on their way to, or returning from the many places that the packet boats called at.

Lord Byron used a Falmouth packet to sail to Lisbon in 1809. He stayed in the town for over a week, lodging in rooms in Church Street, before sailing on July 2nd on a ship commanded by one Captain Kidd. He wrote to his friend Francis Hodgson on 25th June 1809 ‘ The town of Falmouth, as you will partly conjecture, is no great ways from the sea. It is defended on the sea-side by tway castles, St Maws and Pendennis, extremely well calculated for annoying every body except an enemy. ’

A guidebook of 1824 describes the town thus: ‘ Falmouth is now become a very important and populous sea-port town… The Harbour, which is considered one of the best in England, is so commodious and sheltered, that the most numerous fleet may therein ride in safety…. The town is built along the western shore of the harbour, the houses forming a street nearly half a mile in length. Owing to the improvements which have been made of late years, Falmouth has a very prepossessing appearance, and is now inhabited by many respectable families. ’

Because of the packet service, lots of ancillary services flourished in the town. From everything to do with the ships themselves like, sail-makers, chandlers, shipwrights, carpenters, etc, to those who supplied the ships for their journeys: butchers , poultry-men, ships bread and biscuit bakers, wine and spirit merchants. Because the packets also carried passengers, hotels, inns and similar hostelries found a place there too.

Today, the packets are long gone, finishing in 1851 after 150 years of service. But Falmouth is still a vibrant and elegant town, many of the houses built in the town’s heyday still survive. I’ve visited a couple of times in the last few years and it is one of my favourite places.

The Custom House Quay is still there, a reminder of all the comings and goings of this busy port.

Falmouth Docks, on the northern shore of Pendennis Point, still play an important role in the commercial life of the town, and walking up towards Pendennis Castle one gets a good view over the docks and the estuary.

On my last trip I was lucky to see a large cruise liner in the harbour. I’m sure today’s passengers on these huge craft have no idea that the origins of cruise ships were the little packet ships that set off here all those years ago.

The main source of income today in Falmouth is the tourist trade. In summer the quaint streets are crowded with holiday-makers; the lovely beaches and coves of the Cornish coast are a magnet for people who enjoy the seaside, while the harbour is home to ‘yachties’ and those who like messing about in boats.

Though I’m not a keen sailor, I can recommend taking the ferry across to St Mawes and back, or how about a trip up river to the picturesque town of Truro? Even a shopping trip to the supermarket at Ponsharden, a commercial area on the outskirts of Falmouth, turned into an adventure for me — not only is there a bus service from here back into town, but also a boat service. You can guess which option I chose.

Well, I hope you’ve enjoyed my brief description and history of Falmouth. In a future post I intend to share with you some more of my discoveries about the Falmouth Packets.

Have you ever visited Falmouth? What did you think, and have you got any recommendations for my next trip there?

• The word ‘ pacquet’ is from the French and alludes to the way in which dispatches were packed and sealed. Eventually the word became ‘packet’ and was associated with the actual service used for sending the dispatches, and then the vessels themselves.

Sources Old Falmouth , Susan E. Gay, Headley Brothers, London, 1903 Excursions in the County of Cornwall , F.W.L. Stockdale, London, 1824 (reprint D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1972) Life in Cornwall in the Early Nineteenth Century , R.M. Barton,Truro 1970 The Falmouth Packets 1689-1851 , Tony Pawlyn, Truro, 2003

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We have just bought a house previously owned by a Lisbon line packet ship commander. If you’re still researching this do please get in touch. The house and “barns” are starting to tell a most intriguing story… your insight and knowledge would be an enormous help and I think you’d be fascinated in the buildings

How fascinating, Helen. Not sure how much help I can be, but I’d be happy to learn more about what you’ve discovered. Will send you an email. Best wishes, Penny

Thanks so much for this information. Just seeing if I could get a breakdown on the time taken for a military message created in London to get to the allied camp in Portugal/Spain during the peninsular wars. You have mentioned 4 days from London to Lisbon…do we know how long did it took to get from London to Falmouth and was this via telegraph or via stage coach…? And that final leg from Lisbon to the camp…is there a rule of thumb perhaps for distance over time for the horses…do you know of any information on that leg of the journey?

Hello Tim, Thank you for your comment. Sorry it has taken me so long to reply, but I’ve been very busy trying to finish my next book. I’m afraid that the quote I used detailing when the mails were made up in London for the various destinations refers to the time it took mail to reach Falmouth, not the final destination. London to Lisbon in 4 days would have been impossible. I apologise if this was not clear. Even by 1798, it was still taking an average of two and a half days for mail from London to reach Falmouth. The only exception to this journey time (that I know of) is Lt Lapenotière’s famous 271 miles non-stop journey from Falmouth to the Admiralty in London with the Trafalgar Dispatches, which he achieved in under 38 hours. As far as journey times from Falmouth to Lisbon are concerned, I’ve been able to ascertain that they took about a week (from History of the Post Office Packet Service Between the Years 1793-1815, by Arthur H. Norway, (1895). I’m afraid that the time mail took on the final leg from Lisbon to a military camp would have depended on a lot of variables: where the camp was, weather, enemy action, etc. Of course, in Portugal, Wellington had ensured that a signalling system was installed (the Balls and Flags system) on the Lines of Torres Vedras, which would have helped. I hope this is of some help, Best wishes, Penny

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