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Cockwells maps

Historic maps of Cockwells and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Cockwells maps

Cockwells area books

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Memories of Cockwells

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Cornwall memories

Childhood

My mother and I spent the war years in Crowlas, we lived in a thatched cottage down a lane behind the Star pub. You went through a farm which was owned by a Mr Richards. We had to get our water from a stream and well.   There was a row of cottages on a hill opposite our house, my mothers friend lived in one. Mrs Pemburthy. Are the cottages still standing? My mother is still alive and in good health, she is 91. Any information would be appreciated. Her name is Kathleen Parris, formerly Alltree.

Memories of A Cornish Village - Down Crowlas And Ludgvan Way

My mother, Mrs Muriel Laity, has written a well-received book about the history, people, stories & memories of the villages of Crowlas and Ludgvan. With much of the information presented through a first-hand account and illustrated with numerous local photographs, the book provides a personal experience of the parish's history, giving a unique insight into the life of a Cornish village.

For copies of the book, priced at £7.99, please contact Mrs Muriel Laity directly on 01736 740875. Copies are obtainable from: Chy-Whetha, Carvossa Place, Crowlas, Penzance, TR20 8AJ.

David Laity

The Churchyard at Ludgvan

My father, Joseph Martin and Ruth, my mother, are buried at Ludgvan, together with his parents (Joseph and Sarah). The latter died in 1949/1950 and had lived at Castle Gate (Badgers Cross). My father attended school in Ludgvan and worked as a journalist pre-War and until 1952 on many local papers including The Cornishman, in Penzance, sometimes writing under the pen-name of John Penwith (Leaves from a Cornish Notebook). There are many references to Ludgvan in his writings. As a toddler, I lived at Trezelah and went to school in Gulval.
David Martin.

Wheal an Wens

Just below turnpike.

All Saints Church

Fore Street 1931
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Old rectory on right, since demolished.

Godolphin Arms

St Michael's tea rooms in front, later the Giants Nose, now the Ferry Cafe.

Fore Street

Fore Street c1960
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They demolished the shops on the left cos it was so narrow, then built the bypass! The Silvermine gift shop is there now.

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