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Gurnards Head maps
Historic maps of Gurnards Head and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Gurnards Head maps
Historic map of Gurnards Head
Illustrated Victorian map of Cornwall
Historic Map of any Gurnards Head postcode
Gurnards Head books
Displaying 3 of 11 books about Gurnards Head and the local area. View all Gurnards Head books
Cornwall County Memories
Paperback
£15
Cornwall A Century Ago Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Helston Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
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Memories of Gurnards Head
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My great-grandfather had a gift shop, number 1 The Wharf, St Ives, and an artist studio.
Shared on 24 July 2009
The man on the step here is a distant relative of mine, possibly my great-great grandfather. Another picture that I have known of for ages but never known its origins.
Shared on 29 July 2008
I've known of this photo for a long while. The man in the middle of the photo is my great-grandfather who as well as being a Lifeboatman, won many sailing trophies.
Shared on 29 July 2008
St, Ives born and bred, my family had lived in a couple of houses upalong before moving to 22 The Digey ( the middle door ) sometime in 1967. I remember having my 6th birthday there. At the time there was a credit squeeze on and my parents could only afford a tiny downalong cottage even though they had sold a... [more]
Shared on 03 March 2008
Extracts From Gurnards Head & Cornwall books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Gurnards Head, inspired by Frith photos.
The Hotel has a fine cloak of ivy. Tregenna Castle is still one of St Ives' best known hotels, and now boasts a golf course amongst its many facilities.
This is an extract from St Ives Photographic Memories.
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The putting green lies above Porthminster Beach. It was here, on rough sandy banks, that the St Ives pilchard fishing boats of the 19th century were drawn up clear of the beach. St Ives Station can be seen directly behind the boy in the foreground.
This is an extract from St Ives Photographic Memories.
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A view looking along St Andrew's Street to the Parish Church of St Ia. The church was built in the early 15th century using granite quarried from sea-level cliffs near Zennor, a few miles west along the coast. The granite was carried by boat to St Ives.
This is an extract from St Ives Photographic Memories.
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