Norman celebrated his 40th birthday in that year. If that was the year his wife took up the violin it was a severely bad year for Penzance and the Orchestral Society - strewth, perhaps she was imitating the cry of the banshees. But no, it was nothing to do with our Irish benefactor and artist. I cannot help wondering if my leg is being pulled ... Newlyn Cottage ?
Then you are no Firth of Forth. Now the pilchard is heading away from home. To a certain extent the description warm and cold fits the property in real and figurative ways. You remain luke warm.
