The Looe and Luggers

From the collection of

The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

The Looe and Luggers


The Chard family take us on a tour in and around Looe taking in the harbour and coastline. The Eddystone Lighthouse is the fourth to be built on the Eddystone Rocks and was designed by James Douglass. The town amalgamated East and West under Looe Urban District Council in 1898 but had been joined by a bridge since 1411. The current stone bridge of seven arches opened in 1853. Caught on camera also are the Cornish luggers, the mainstay of the local fishing industry.


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