The Butchers Arms, Cremyll Street

The Butchers Arms, Cremyll Street, originally uploaded by Joanna Young.

Of course this was a highlight of my trip. The pub where my great-great grandfather James Clogg was publican in the 1890s. Still there, at the end of Cremyll Street, bang next to the main entrance of the Victualling Yard (the stone wall at the right side of the picture).

The pub was small and bare, with a few locals drinking quietly, and wondering why I was there.

I’ve the print of this pub up above my desk.  It reminds me of this trip, and my past, and my family and all the different strands which brought me to here.

Waiting For The Cremyll Ferry

Cremyl Ferry, originally uploaded by Joanna Young.

I knew as soon as I read about Cremyll Street that I had to go and see it for myself: walk down the street, admire the Victualling Yard, take the boat across the water to the Cornish side.

The setting was just as stunning as I’d imagined. Perhaps prettier than I thought – though I was there on a spectacularly lovely day.

This is taken on the Plymouth side, waiting for the boat to take me to Cornwall.

18 Cremyll Street

18 Cremyll Street, originally uploaded by Joanna Young.

The house at Cremyll Street: home to James and Jane Clogg and their daughter Minnie at the time of the 1881 Census.

I’d love to be able to transport myself back to Cremyll Street in Victorian times… but being there ‘for rea’l, away from the net, away from the pages of a book, was a thrill even so.