Devoran, Cornwall
Devoran photos
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Devoran maps
Historic maps of Devoran and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Devoran maps
Devoran books
Displaying 3 of 12 books about Devoran and the local area. View all Devoran books
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
My pop's father was the Percuil ferryman for the St Mawes Steam Ship Co. My pop was the youngest ferryman taking people from Percuil to the ferry. He was in the local paper in the early 1900s for being the youngest ferryman in Cornwall. There was a photograph taken of him at the time, if anybody has any info on this... [more]
Shared on 08 April 2009
My grandfather (William Bryant) built a houseboat and moored it in Percuil Creek where he, my grandmother and my mother would spend their summers in the 40s. My grandfather and his wife Dorothy were both born in Falmouth in 1902/1903 and my mother Patricia was born in Falmouth in 1932. My grandfather was a shipwright working in Falmouth dockyard... [more]
Shared on 12 June 2008
This is Lower Castle Road and the second cottage which is a slightly darker colour belonged to my parents-in-law, Edward and Nancy Honeyman-Brown. They originally lived in Essex but had taken their holidays in Porthscatho for many years taking hours and hours travelling through the night with their two young sons. On one such visit when the boys had grown up... [more]
Shared on 23 February 2008
St Day evacuee - lost memories
I too was one of the London evacuees taken to St Day school to be selected by a villager; Miss Murton a shop owner took me into her home.
Miss Murton gave up her shop with the rationing and coupon counting.
Can anyone tell me, please, where we came from in London at the time of evacuation for I have no... [more]
Shared on 06 October 2008
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.
Read more and see photos from this book.
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.
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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.
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