It’s a good day to stab something and tear out its heart. Elaine Lorys is the only female master fishmonger in Britain. She stands in an apron in the Stevenson fish shop in Newlyn amid the brightness of the autumn sun and signage offering mussels, oysters and clams; bass, bream and red mullet; crab and scallops; fish cakes and fish pies.
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W. Stevenson & Sons, The Strand, 76A Strand, Newlyn, Penzance TR18 5HA, tel: 01736 330713. www.newlynfreshfish.co.uk
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