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I wish I had one!
This town is where my ancestors started to spread far and wide, beginning in 18th century or thereabouts. Some distant cousins still live there, I'm sure.
Contributed by Geoff Drew
Cornwall memories
I wish I had one!
This town is where my ancestors started to spread far and wide, beginning in 18th century or thereabouts. Some distant cousins still live there, I'm sure.
A memory of Mousehole contributed by Geoff Drew
The Fish Shop
The fish shop shown on the right belonged to Mr Phillip Tregurtha.
A memory of Penzance contributed by Alan Tregurtha
Great/G Grandmother Mary Maddern
My G/G Granmother's parents were married in the St Buryan Church on 31st Oct 1814, they were Richard Maddern & Mary Bennetts. I visited the area in 1997 and found it beautiful. I live in Rutherglen Aust. The old Madderns came to Australia with their children and are buried in Ballarat Cemetery. 2 of their sons were sadly killed in a mining accident in Ballarat. My G/G Grandmother Mary Maddern married Martin Edwards Trezise in St Just and migrated to Australia. Mary Maddern was also born in St Buryan. From Gillian Pitcher, Australia
A memory of St Buryan contributed by Gillian Pitcher
Extracts From Mousehole & Cornwall books
Boot and shoe repairs are undertaken in these premises in one of the back yards in the cramped village of Mousehole. Perhaps it is Mr Jeffery himself who is posing at the steps in the foreground.
An extract from from"Cornwall County Memories".
The Hotel has a fine cloak of ivy. Tregenna Castle is still one of St Ives’ best known hotels, and now boasts a golf course amongst its many facilities.
An extract from from"St Ives Photographic Memories".
The putting green lies above Porthminster Beach. It was here, on rough sandy banks, that the St Ives pilchard fishing boats of the 19th century were drawn up clear of the beach. St Ives Station can be seen directly behind the boy in the foreground.
An extract from from"St Ives Photographic Memories".
A view looking along St Andrew’s Street to the Parish Church of St Ia. The church was built in the early 15th century using granite quarried from sea-level cliffs near Zennor, a few miles west along the coast. The granite was carried by boat to St Ives.
An extract from from"St Ives Photographic Memories".
This view shows Lake’s Art and Literature Shop on the left and part of the main Post Office on the right. Tregenna Place and its continuation of the High Street are still the main thoroughfares into the harbour area of St Ives.
An extract from from"St Ives Photographic Memories".