When Evelyn and Babs Atkins bought their cottages in Looe they looked like this:
Today they are Grade II listed buildings
After Evelyn died in1997 Babs remained on the island alone until she passed away at the age of 86 in 2004. AS far as I can tell, Evelyn is buried in Looe, while Babs' grave is on the island.
Additional interesting information on the sisters can be found here
and here .
Babs left the island to the Cornwall Wildlife Trust
Who knows, I may get to visit it this summer. Last year we had a holiday planned in the Scilly Isles. It was postponed to June this year and I have just postponed it again to August. When we do get to go I want to plan some extra stay on the South West Coast, so maybe . . .
Thank you for those interesting links. It is good to see that some people are determined to live life on their own terms, despite the difficulties of island living (especially in the winter!)
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