in the House of CommonsDuncan Bannatyne's wife slams 'luxury' Italian hotel as 'disgusting'Cruel owner punches dog after losing his temper during shopping tripTrump supporters and BLM protestors clash in Kenosha during visitFamily of murder victim tell Zahid Younis to 'rot in hell'Crashed Chinese fighter jet seen engulfed in flamesShocking moment police retrieve baby out of mother's bagSir Keir Starmer accuses government of 'serial incompetence' Cornwall's coast is full of hidden coves and tucked-away inlets, places where smuggling was rife and fishermen braved the rough seas in small wooden boats, landing crates of pilchards on old granite slipways. The smugglers are no longer around, or at least we didn’t see any, yet the coves remain. It has a smugglers tunnel, and is about as maritime and pirate as it's legally possible for a pub to be. The smuggler escaped, but his horse drowned and with the help of the ferry-man the preventive rescued the barrels. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. "“Charlestown was built as an artificial harbour and is the only working Georgian harbour in the country.
West Cornwall Smugglers' Pubs from St Ives to Falmouth was published by Halsgrove Press and retails for £9.99. This was big stuff. Cornwall Live has had a sneak peek at the spooky tunnels in the company of museum owner Sir Tim Smit, who says he “feels blessed” to be able to open them up to the public from Saturday (October 19). One of the former owners was a salvor of wreck and many original 18th century pieces are integrated into the building. "Mr Marsh said it was a lovely piece of Cornish legend: "People do love the old stories of the smugglers and we get a lot of interest from visitors. Where there's tax there's smuggling and this was as much a fact two centuries ago as it is today.
The tunnel used professional mining and security technologies. However, whereas today's smugglers have a whole network of computerised material to assist them, 19th-century smugglers were slightly more basic, as a network of tunnels discovered recently in Cornwall attests.The labyrinthine structure - thought to have been used by smugglers 200 years ago - was found when builders who were renovating a waterfront warehouse in Penzance discovered a series of escape hatches leading under the floor.Pirates of Penzance: One of the tunnels at the Abbey warehouse leading to the Admiral Benbow in Penzance which was used by smugglers to evade tax on the grog they were transportingA pair of 2ft sq holes were found with access to two tunnels snaking under the roads - to a pub 300 yards away.The historic escape routes were found by workmen who are renovating the Abbey Warehouse into a restaurant and office.The narrow uphill tunnels are thought to lead to the nearby Admiral Benbow pub in Chapel Street, which was a location popular with smugglers such as the Benbow Brandy Men in the 19th Century.Phil Bradby, of developers Mango Homes, said the smugglers probably built the tunnels with the help of local tin miners.He said of the discovery: "It was amazing. "The Benbow Brandy men were known to have used tunnels to sneak brandy, gin and tobacco from the harbour under the noses of excisemen.There is even a spy hole in the tunnel so smugglers could be warned if tax men had come into the pub looking for them.Admiral Benbow landlord Alan Marsh added: "Smugglers today wouldn't get far in the tunnel.
The smuggler rode off at speed and eventually plunged into the water to escape. It has been bricked up for years and I'm told parts may have collapsed when work was done on the street.
Everyone knows about smuggling but the evidence is fantastic. But they wouldn't get very far in this tunnel. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupWhere there's tax there's smuggling and this was as much a fact two centuries ago as it is today.