A well loved Penryn poet has had his life's work commemorated by local historians with a a blue plaque on the house where he was born.

Penryn Museum and Penryn Town Council have worked together to place the plaque to Ken Gill, born in 1925 at 75 The Terrace.

Tony Denny from Penryn Museum said: "Ken always declared that he was not a poet, however I think his numerous poems would certainly belie that statement.

"He likened his poetic expertise more to 'scribbling' rather than poetry. That shows the modesty and character of Ken Gill. He was nearly 50 years of age when he took to writing poetry and verse, encouraged so to do by a professor of English.

"Obviously, the professor recognised Ken’s latent talent. However, his poetry was not his first excursion into the arts. Ken also had a go at painting for a hobby and, in his own words 'to see if he could.' He did actually have two successful exhibitions with his paintings."

The Gill family have given copies of Ken’s work to Penryn Museum, together with tapes that have been listed and will be held in the archives.

The museum team also regularly posts examples of Ken's poetry on its Facebook page, where they have proved very popular.

Tony added: "Only too often such items are left to gather dust and can be forgotten. Ken Gill’s work certainly will not be, as we hope to post his work from time to time.

"Ken would be ‘one of the boys’ during his war time stint in the navy, and working at Falmouth dockyard. His poetry reflects that mix of humour, pride, and at times a certain pathos- it is that special kind of poetry that Pam Ayres does so well.

"We realise that Ken’s work is appreciated and that his 'scribbling' will not be forgotten. The plaque will be a well deserved tribute to the memory of one of Penryn’s characters and part of the Penryn 800 year commemorative celebrations."