South West Section - 101 year Maurice Harvey Memorial at St Keverne in Cornwall

101 year Maurice Harvey Memorial yesterday at St Keverne in Cornwall

It takes more than a rain storm!!

Despite torrential rain, a healthy number of SW members turned out for the annual graveside Memorial service at the pretty church at St Keverne in Cornwall. The service celebrates the brief life Captain Maurice Harvey, the most successful Alvis racing driver who, 101 years ago in 1923 was the outright winner of the JCC 200 Mile Race at Brooklands driving an Alvis 12/50 at an average speed of 93.29mph. This extremely high – profile international event was clearly pivotal in putting Alvis on the motoring map.

Following the service, members then crossed the square to the White Hart pub where they enjoyed a very welcome hot lunch and were able to embrace the company of a special visitor from Australia, Richard Harvey, an AOC visitor from Adelaide who was in the UK on business and had been made aware of this event by local Alvis Register member Dick Harvey. Inevitably, possible hereditary links were discussed at length. Our new antipodean friend then joined us for an afternoon tour of the spectacular Atlantic coast before joining us for dinner at The Polurrian Hotel at Mullion Cove.

Richard Harvey from Adelaide and Dick Harvey from Looe at the Remembering Maurice Harvey event.

Don Gray