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Devoran, Cornwall
Devoran maps
Historic maps of Devoran and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Devoran maps
Historic map of Devoran
Illustrated Victorian map of Cornwall
Historic Map of any Devoran postcode
Devoran books
Displaying 3 of 11 books about Devoran and the local area. View all Devoran books
Cornwall County Memories
Paperback
£15
Cornwall A Century Ago Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Helston Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
2 Devoran photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Devoran
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I was evacuated in 1939 to Devoran, and was billeted with a family by the name of Eddy, my three sisters and myself. We were only there for about two months before we were all taken down with scabies, we all went off tp Perranporth isolation ward, we were all kept in hospital untill we were better, and then went back... [more]
Shared on 16 January 2009
Cornwall memories
My grandfather and his family all lived in Busvannah. Alfred Charles Thomas was born in 1887 (according the family bible which has been passed down to me as the last survivor carrying the name). He had a number of brothers and sisters: I seem to remember that Henry was gassed in the Great War, and only died in the 1930's. As... [more]
Shared on 31 December 2007
It's good that Lemon Street has remained unchanged from looking at older pictures.
Although now all the houses are offices.
Shared on 24 January 2007
Extracts From Devoran & Cornwall books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Devoran, inspired by Frith photos.
Devoran developed in the 19th century when a mineral railway was built to carry copper ore from the mines around Redruth down to a port at the head of Restronguet Creek, just visible at the end of the village. The main street has the air of a once- prosperous community.
This is an extract from Cornwall Living Memories.
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Mullion takes its name from St Melaine, the 6th- century Bishop of Rennes, who excommunicated two British priests who went to preach on his patch. St Mellion, at the other end of the county, is also named after him.
This is an extract from Helston Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
More correctly known as the Loe (meaning 'pool' in Cornish), this mile- long freshwater lake was formed in the 13th century when the River Cober became dammed by a sand and shingle bar - Loe Bar.
This is an extract from Helston Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
