Bolingey memories
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Crow Hill, Bolingey
I have so many warm memories of Bolingey and Perranporth. My aunt owned & lived at 1 Crow Hill for MANY years, and my mother and grandfather for some years prior. I visited there yearly from babyhood through my teens.
Last time I visited was 1988, and the 4 cottages were still there. A few years ago No.2 (I think) was sold for about 250 pounds; they'd added a bathroom - which none of the original cottages had.
Bolingey
I lived in Bolingey as a child, until 1959, and this picture has strong memories for me. My family had a cottage somewhere to the front and right of the chapel on the hill. The location was called "Crow Hill" and I think the cottages may still be there today. For some reason I was afraid of the large forbidding Methodist chapel!
Years later I used to visit the Bolingey Inn and I'm glad to see that it is still there now. Haven't been there for 30 years though.
Memories of Cornwall
Childhood Days 1954 on
Is the pile of sand the remains or the beginning of the Toc-H altar we used to, as children, help build on the beach for sunday service with Toc-H? When the beach huts blew down and we skipped school to help clear up, collecting empty bottles to take back to Mr James at the cafe. Digging holes and covering them with a towel and dry sand waiting for folk to fall in. Helping Jack Polkinghorne with the beach ponies. Catching moorhens by the stream. Picking up glass fishing floats and taking them to St Agnes for the seal man to put in nets and sell to the visitors. Riding our ponies at a flat out gallop from one end of the beach to the other, no retrictions in those days. Those were the days when the winter swim was done without wetsuits. Saturday pasties sitting on flat rock. Our primitive surf boards. Good days, great childhood.
Motor Magazine 1940
I have found this same photo in the January 17 1940 edition of The Motor magazine, here it is described as "Building built to protect building" and I quote thus:
There is a quaint building - which must be the only one of its kind in the world - situated by the main road on Perranporth Golf course and making an interesting object for a run for motorists visiting Cornwall this year.
Locked away inside is the oldest church in the world. When a fresh-water stream was diverted for domestic purposes, nearby sands completely submerged the church for several hundred years. When it was reclaimed last century so many people tried to get souvenirs that this building was constructed over it - to prevent people walking off with the church. Now a guard keeps daily watch, fresh flowers decorate the altar and candles are kept burning."
I don't live near here, but thought it would be of interest to those who do, does this building still... Read more
Holiday Heaven
I have now lived in Cornwall for over 30 years, having holidayed here since before I was born! I remember a shop by the car park on the prom, it was a sweet shop/ice cream parlour and I knew it as Queenies, my grandad was always presented with a knickerbocker glory from Queenie when we came down. I remember the wooden floors and the smell, the smell of good times.
Magor And Menadue Families
In the 1840's Magors and Menadues migrated from Mithian to South Australia, and I am the product of the marriages between the families.
If anyone would like to correspond with me on this page I have more details and would love to learn new ones.
I live in Adelaide South Australia and am visiting Mithian in May 2007 to learn what I can.
Thankyou
Ruth Gates nee MAGOR
My father's mother was a MENADUE
What is The Origin of Mathias?
Hello everybody I want to know what is the origin of the name "Mithian". I did hear that the significance is: Saint Matthias in Italian, but I am not sure, because I can't find any information. Do you know what is the origin of the name Mithian? It is very important for me. If anyone knows, my mail is: xoloxixi@yahoo.com Thank you.
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