The Knowhere Guide

Local Heroes in St Ives, Cornwall*

St Ives, Cornwall Famous Residents

Cringing Cult of Celebrity (Famous residents and ex-residents.)

• The author Molly Parkin used to live here with that bloke who paints 3d raindows and all. Patrick something
• Entertainer & Star from BBC's Bleak House & Doctor Who Spencer Hawken lives in Lelant.
• Mentioned elsewhere, we got Rodga Harvey dwelling in St. ives. OG Harrow skater, stand-up guy, basically fed the skate scene out of his rad Piss Alley store back in the day. Rumour has it also that Michael Jackson lives in the little chapel on the Island.
• Virginia Woolf and DH Lawrence
• Talking about Tiny the wonder dog! I remember him as "Timmy" and saw him perform at a kids party in......1974? Is it the same dog??How on earth did it end up in the museum?
• I can't believe there hasn't been a mention of Tiny the Wonder Dog, remarkable stuffed resident of the Museum in St Ives. (My sister and I are South African, and were alerted to Tiny's existence by other global travellers. We made a special visit just to see him.) You can't miss it!
• Some of the most important painters this country has produced worked and/or lived in st.ives , e.g Peter Lanyon,Patrick Heron, Alfred Wallis etc.
• Hundreds Barbera Hepworh ......

Buskers, Street Entertainers

• Go in September when the festivals on and your spoilt for choice
• Barney the window cleaner - likes his beer and has been known to take eighteen hours cleaning one set of pub windows; well, that's how long his ladder was propped up outside for !
• Blind Lloyd plays organ by the Lifeboat Station. Some people used to chuck stones in his hat so it sounded like change. That's not nice. Give him some money instead. The most entertaining street activity is watching emmets fall over on the cobbles when it rains in summer. Probably more fun for locals though.
• Donovan used to busk here in the 60's
• harbour front-cant miss them-bands play occasionaly on stage outside the sloop
• some1 called Lyndon plays the guitar and sings, he is good! and his friend nickson has got them big fire stick things which he sometimes plays with at night. theres also that big steel drum band.
• There are quite a few, but all offer quality entertainment for free!- or a few pennies! Watch out for the percussion band that performs on the Harbour wall and outside the lifeboat house- they fob you off with the same songs for half and hour.
• The always are some around town but we are lucky in that we do not have a problem.

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Last updated: 2008-07-03