We produce a journal called 'The Barquentine', in which we publish articles, long or short, relating to the history and heritage of the Fowey River area. It might be a new piece of research – there are many dedicated researchers in the area – or some recollections of earlier times. Contributions are welcome from anyone, member or non-member, who has information to share. The Barquentine is free to members. Past issues can be purchased for £8 at our meetings, from selected outlets around the harbour or via our secretary.
The frequency of publication is dependent on the volume of articles submitted.
Volume 7 (2020)
Contents
- Fowey Wills in the National Archives, 1700-1750, Alex Lewis
- John Wolcot and Peter Pindar in Fowey, Viv Hendra
- The Fruit Schooners of Salcombe and Fowey, Roger Barrett
- A Cornish Reading Room, Anon
- Admiral FitzRoy, Chris Bradish
- A Memory of Bennetts Ship Chandlers, Graham A’Lee
- Memories of Fowey and St Austell Bay, Jonathan Varcoe
- 70 Years of the Fowey River Class
- Literature, Nostalgia and a Sense of Place, Jonathan Varcoe
- Denys Val Baker – Cornish Writer, Suzanne Goddard
- Joseph Thomas, Civil Engineer of Looe, Simon Cole
Volume 6 (2019)
Contents
- Ship Chandlering Days Remembered, John Keast
- The Japanese Links with Fowey: A Note, Harry Hackett
- Fowey Shipping Activity in 1930
- William Morris Glass at Polruan, Michael G Swift
- Graham and Graham: Brothers in Law, Eileen Scholes
- Coastal Shipping in Fowey and St Austell Bay, Jonathan Varcoe
- Silvanus Trevail and his Buildings, Chris Bradish
- Percy Varco, Footballer: A Tribute, D J Taylor
- 90 Years of the Troys
Volume 5 (2018)
Contents
- Fowey and Pilchard Fishing: Fact and Fiction, Alex Lewis
- Joseph Thomas Austen/Treffry, Jonathan Varcoe
- A Polruan Master Mariner at War, David Hill
- Introduction: Fowey Harbour and District in WW1, Helen Doe
- Fowey and the Great War, David Rowan
- The Names on the Fowey War Memorial, Jane Staniland
- Lanteglos by Fowey and WW1, Helen Doe
- Lerryn/St Veep in WW1, Sue Daw
- Golant/St Sampson in WW1, Sue Reardon
Volume 4 (2017)
Contents
- A Geomorphologist looks at Fowey's Physical Heritage, Paul Pickering
- Nicholas Kent: Fowey’s Lost Vicar, Alex Lewis
- Captain Samuel Tregaskes and the steam tug Treffry of Par, Jonathan Varcoe
- William Varcoe Kellow, shipowner of the port of Fowey, Jonathan Varcoe
- A Brief History of Fowey Races, Tony Lake
- Fowey Harbour’s Shipbuilding Heritage, Helen Doe
- Whitecross Village School, Anon
- Isabel Pickering - An Appreciation, Helen Doe
- Jim Matthews - An Appreciation, Marcus Lewis
- Dr Gerry Hones - An Appreciation, Celia Hones, Jo Common, Kate Freegard
Volume 3 (2016)
Contents
- The Blockhouses of Polruan and Fowey, Stephen & Ashley Cooper
- Another View, Sam Drake
- The Vessels of Stephens' 'Fleet of Little Ships', Jonathan Varcoe
- Stephen's Fleet List, Jonathan Varcoe
- Railways to Fowey, Tony Vincent
- Haveners and Harbourmasters of Fowey, 1200 to 1900, Helen Doe
- CH Ward-Jackson – A Brief Memoir, Jonathan Varcoe
- Ward-Jackson – An Appreciation, Helen Doe
- Writers, Artists and Fowey Harbour, Gerry Hones
- Favourite Places, Liz Jolliff and Ros Eaton
Volume 2 (2015)
Contents
- Whatever happened to the George of Fowey? by Alex Lewis
- Lerryn Voluntary Primary School by Esthermary Todd
- The schooner Katie and her last master, Will Cort by Jonathan Varcoe
- Bygone Polruan – As I remember by John Richards
- Fowey Docks and the 1933 Mille Miglia Part 2 by Helen Doe
- The J Class Yachts at Fowey by Helen Doe
- Memories of Polruan in 1940 by Captain Melville Hocken
- Memories of Watty’s Yard by Gerry Hones
- Laying up the Boat by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
- Favourite Places by Sally Penhaligon, Alex Lewis and Hazel Dudley
Volume 1 (2014)
Contents
- Josiah Hunkin and the last local trading vessels on the South Coast of Cornwall by Jonathan Varcoe
- Fowey Docks and the 1933 Mille Miglia by Helen Doe
- Mixtow in Wartime by Martin Sheppard
- From the Alroy to the Zingra: an examination of the records of Fowey Harbour dues in 1889 by Alex Lewis
- Six independent Women in Nineteenth Century Polruan by Helen Doe
- Favourite Places by Hilda Marshall-Johnson, Tim Caulfield and Angie Crown
