Porthleven, the Harbour 1904
Porthleven, Outer Harbour 1911
Porthleven, the Harbour 1890
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Porthleven, Cornwall
Porthleven maps
Historic maps of Porthleven and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Porthleven maps
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Porthleven books
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St Ives Photographic Memories
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Memories of Porthleven
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Cornwall memories
Does anyone remember Jeux Sans Frontiers being organised by Helston Rotary (I think) and held in and on Coronation Lake.
I attended Helston Grammar School during the 60s and lived with my parents Prisk and Phyllis Dale at The Gables Filling Station Trevenen.
Shared on 09 July 2008
Prussia Cove is a place I walked to in 2007 and have come away knowing that I have todo my family tree as I am related to both Captain Harry Carter and his brother John Carter (The King of Prussia) who were local smugglers. My brother has been named John Carter Read and it is from my mother's side of the family Thelma Carter from Par. My mother is now deceased but I shall be happy to go back to Cornwall this year to start the search and look forward to seeing Prussia Cove again where a lot of the Carter smuggling was done. Does anyone know the name of the house there that John Carter had and whether it still stands today?
Any information that anyone has already found would be greatly appreciated and you can email me on claraduck1@yahoo.co.uk please.
Shared on 14 January 2008
beyond is Cudden Point proper, here is the "Oratory" and a plaque with the inscription "WE HAVE A BVILDING OF GOD, AN HOVSE NOT MADE WITH HANDS, ETERNAL IN THE HEAVENS
WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE, LORD IS THERE IS LIBERTY"
In front is Pisky Cove
Shared on 11 August 2008
Looking from Prussia Cove (Prussia Cove is the area, not an actual cove) towards Kennegy. Tin mine workings exposed on beach and on cliffs above. Kerrier DC (it's just on the border of Kerrier and Penwith DCs) have replaced the rope we abseiled down with stainless steel steps and ladder, but it's no easier to get down!
Shared on 11 August 2008
Extracts From Porthleven & Cornwall books
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Cornwall A Century Ago Photographic Memories
The pier and harbour works were rebuilt after a storm in 1824, when Porthleven was developed as a trading port. Fishing was also carried on. Boats wait in the harbour entrance for the rising tide to take them into the inner harbour. The clock tower is conspicuous near the pier, and the new lifeboat house faces the sea on the right.
This is an extract from Cornwall A Century Ago Photographic Memories.
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This working port is at the centre of the sweep of Mount's Bay. Its stone-jettied harbour was constructed at great cost, but Porthleven has never achieved the commercial success for which it might have hoped. The coast here is treacherous for ships, and in stormy weather entering the harbour can be fraught with danger.
This is an extract from Cornwall Memories.
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Victorian and Edwardian Maritime Album
Portleven was noted for building pilchard drivers and Bristol Channel pilot cutters. Local firms included John Bowden’s yard, which was active between 1877 and 1905 -it can be seen in the background of this picture; Richard Kitto (later Kitto & Sons) was in business from 1864 to c1904.
This is an extract from Victorian and Edwardian Maritime Album.
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