St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly - Garrison Hill, Tregarthen - art postcard c.1975

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• Picture / Image:  Garrison's Hill, Tregarthens, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly - artist W. Salinderson - dated 1975
• Publisher:  none given - that artist?
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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St Mary's (Cornish: Ennor the mainland) is the largest island of the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the southwest coast of Cornwall in England.

The main town, Hugh Town (Cornish: Tre Huw), was sold to the inhabitants by the British crown in 1949. The rest of the island belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall. Other settlements on the island are Old Town, Porthloo, Holy Vale, Maypole, Rocky Hill and Telegraph.

The island became the home of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his final resting place after his death in 1995.

. Mary's is the only island within the Isles of Scilly with a significant road network; in 2005 there were 619 cars and vans on St Mary's. The island also has taxis, Conducted Bus & Coach Tours, (Island Rover Coach Tours) and a privately owned & operated bus service. Vehicles on the islands are exempt from annual MOT tests.^[1][2][3]

By air, the island is served by St. Mary's Airport. The following air services currently operate:

• Helicopter services, operated by British International Helicopters, from Penzance Heliport.^[4] This service is due to cease all operations at the end of October 2012.
• Fixed-wing aircraft services, operated by Isles of Scilly Skybus, from Land's End, Newquay, Exeter, Bristol and Southampton.^[5]

By sea, the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company provides a passenger and cargo service from Penzance, which is currently operated by the Scillonian III passenger ferry, supported by the Gry Maritha cargo vessel. The other islands are linked to St. Mary's by a network of inter-island launches.^[6]

There has been an RNLI lifeboat station on St Mary's since 1837. The first two lifeboats were kept in a boathouse on the town beach at Hugh Town. Following closure in 1855 the lifeboat station was re-opened in 1874 and a boathouse was built on the beach at Porth Cressa. In 1899 a new boathouse and slipway were built at Carn Thomas and the first motor boat arrived in 1919.

The lifeboatmen of St Mary's have saved many lives in the dangerous seas around the islands, and many have been awarded bravery medals for their courage.

For the Anglican churches see St Mary's Church, St Mary's and St Mary's Old Church, St Mary's.

John Wesley preached here on 13 September 1743. The Wesleyan Methodist Society was established in 1788 and the first chapel erected in 1790. This was replaced in 1828. The present Methodist church was built in 1899 by A.J. Trenear in Hugh Town and is part of the Isles of Scilly Methodist Circuit.

The Coastguard's Lookout Tower is also known as the Telegraph Tower. It was used by Radio Scilly for broadcasting. Dating from 1803, it was one of three gun towers built on St Mary's by Major Daniel Lyman. They were intended to accommodate 8-10 men and mount a 32-pounder carronade at the top. It was at this tower about 1898 that Guglielmo Marconi heard wireless signals transmitted from Porthcurno, a distance of 30 miles

type=printed

city/ region=scilly isles

period=post-war (1945-present)

postage condition=unposted

number of items=single

size=continental/ modern (150x100 mm)