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Burraton, Cornwall
Burraton maps
Historic maps of Burraton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Burraton maps
Historic map of Burraton
Illustrated Victorian map of Cornwall
Historic Map of any Burraton postcode
Burraton books
Displaying 3 of 11 books about Burraton and the local area. View all Burraton books
Cornwall County Memories
Paperback
£15
Cornwall A Century Ago Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Helston Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
1 Burraton photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Burraton
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Hi Bob. I remember your mother behind the Post Office counter. Your cat used to regularly attack our dog as we passed your front gate on the way to Burraton Park. We both went to Saltash Grammar School in the late fifties. I lived with Mrs Richards at 382 New Road a matter of a couple of hundred yards away near... [more]
Shared on 11 June 2007
My mother ran Burraton Post Office from 1950 to about 1990 and sold Frith postcards. The cows are being driven by Mrs Cook, a farmer's wife, whose farm was about 300 yards behind the photographer in Liskeard Road, Burraton. The farm was called 'The Elms'. The farmhouse is still there, but is now an old peoples' home called The... [more]
Shared on 06 April 2006
Cornwall memories
I used to holiday in Calstock with my parents, staying with my grandparents who lived in the village. I used to regularly take their golden Cocker spaniel, Vicky, for a walk up to the railway station. This was around the early 1950s to about 1956.
I remember being taken, with my parents and by a family friend, to a place which... [more]
Shared on 23 May 2009
I remember well the Saturday Night Dances at the Bluecap Hotel in the 50's & 60's, now pulled down. The Bull's Head was more up-market. I lived at St Dominick and remember the Cattle Market. I was going to Callington Grammer School when King George V1 and family came to open the Royal Cornwall Show at Callington we all had the... [more]
Shared on 18 March 2007
Extracts From Burraton & Cornwall books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Burraton, inspired by Frith photos.
Just on the outskirts of Saltash, these cows are being herded across the old main road to Liskeard, a scene difficult to imagine with today's heavy traffic.
This is an extract from Cornwall Living Memories.
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St Austell Bay Photographic Memories
This scene has hardly changed for many years; the beach at Polridmouth is still only accessible on foot. Although we are just around the corner from St Austell Bay, this photograph gives us a good view of the prominent day mark erected in 1832 on the Gribbin Head as an aid for shipping entering the bay.
This is an extract from St Austell Bay Photographic Memories.
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St Austell Bay Photographic Memories
The old pilchard-curing cellar, or 'palace', beside the shore in the foreground was one of the largest in Cornwall. However, by the time of this early photograph the harbour seems already deserted by the fishing fleet, perhaps in favour of Mevagissey on the far side of the bay.
This is an extract from St Austell Bay Photographic Memories.
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