Find out more about the local museum and other attractions in Polperro. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. Bill Cowan was born and bred by the Barbican in Plymouth ...

THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. POLPERRO MUSEUM. Polperro knitfrocks (jerseys) were knitted for the fishermen by village girls employed for that purpose.