PERRANUTHNOE is a small village on the South Coast of Cornwall, just East of Marazion, there is a Car Park and sloping access to a safe sandy beach and the beachside Cabin Cafe. It has The Victoria Inn a superb multi award winning pub, which serves super food both lunchtimes & evenings, - a Church dating back as far as 1160. The Lynfield Centre which houses The Cowhouse Gallery, The Peppercorn Cafe and a hairdressers.

Saturday 4 August 2012

The red glove is hoisted !

In earlier times gloves were symbols of status and power worn by the ruling class. They played a symbolic role in ceremonial such as the investiture of a knight or as in our case the opening of a fair.
Many old fairs employed the raising of a glove as it represented authority and indicated that the rule of law applied at the Fair. When the glove was visible trading could take place. Its removal indicated that the fair was over.
Posted by Perranlady at 21:27

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