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Connection to Chafe’s Landing, Petty Harbour

Connection to Chafe’s Landing, Petty Harbour

Submitted by: John Cornick
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Hi Ron: Attached is a photo of Chafe’s Landing in Petty Harbour, my most favourite fish restaurant in NL. My wife and I visited there in the summer of 2010 and had one of the best meals of fish and chips ever. This premises, before it’s recent renovation into a restaurant, was the old homestead of my ancestors Edgar and Fanny Chafe, relatives on my mother's side. The house was constructed in 1878 by his father Edward Chafe. Edward was born in Petty Harbour but his family originally came from Devonshire. He was a fisherman by trade but also a very reputable carpenter. He built three houses in Petty Harbour and this was his second. Edgar, his son, was the last owner. It was so nice to see that the present owners had preserved the exterior appearance and much of the room layout inside was unchanged. My sister Ann and I used to spend several weeks visiting from St. John’s in the summers back in the 1950s. I have very fond memories of those visits, so much so that I wrote a poem about them recently entitled “Petty Harbour.” For those interested it appears in the Poetic License section of your website. Regards, John Cornick Halifax, NS   Submitted By: John Cornick

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