A Life Shaped by the Sea
From childhood at the Plume in Portscatho
to a lifetime of service in the Royal Navy.
Warren Edwards Peters
1922–2004
Warren Edwards Peters was born at the Plume of Feathers in Portscatho in 1922. His memories span more than eight decades, from childhood in a Cornish fishing village and an apprenticeship in boatbuilding, through wartime service in the Royal Navy, to marriage, family life and a lasting connection with the community in which he grew up.
“I was born on March 19th 1922, a Saturday at 5am at the Plume of Feathers, Portscatho.”
Growing up in Portscatho
Warren’s earliest memories are rooted in Portscatho — the Plume of Feathers, the harbour, boats, village life and the people around him. His recollections provide a personal glimpse of growing up in the village between the wars.
From the family & village archive
Photographs, documents and memories tell more of Warren’s story — from his childhood in Cornwall and years at sea to family life and the community he returned to.
A WALK THROUGH PORTSCATHO’S PAST
Memories of village life
John Peters takes us on a memory walk through the Portscatho of the 1950s and 60s — recalling the people, places and characters that shaped village life.
The Roseland Sub-Aqua & Water Ski Club
John Peters remembers the people, boats and adventures that brought a new kind of activity to Portscatho’s waterfront in the 1960s.
Frederick Chenoweth — Fisherman, Mariner & Artist
Memories of village life
From a booklet written by Hilary Thompson about her grandfather ‘The Reminiscences of Frederick Chenoweth’
ANOTHER FEATHER · PORTSCATHO MEMORIES
The Portscatho Institute
John Peters remembers the old Institute, his grandfather Victor Peters, and the snooker players and fishermen who gathered there.
Explore the story
THE PLACE
The Plume
The inn, the Peters family and Warren's beginnings in Portscatho.
THE LIFE
Warren's Story
From a Cornish childhood to wartime service and a lifetime at sea.
THE ARCHIVE
Family & Village
Photographs, documents and memories from Warren's family and Portscatho.
Looking for the Plume of Feathers pub?
This is an independent family and local-history project. For information about the present-day Plume of Feathers in Portscatho, visit the pub's official website.