Devoran, Village c.1955
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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.
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Memories of Devoran, Village c1955
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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 to Devoran on a bus, it stopped outside the school (shown in the picture on left). We were all lined up ...see more
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