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Hessenford, Cornwall
Hessenford maps
Historic maps of Hessenford and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Hessenford maps
Historic map of Hessenford
Illustrated Victorian map of Cornwall
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Hessenford books
Displaying 3 of 12 books about Hessenford and the local area. View all Hessenford books
Cornwall County Memories
Paperback
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£12
Cornwall A Century Ago Photographic Memories
Paperback
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£11.20
Helston Photographic Memories
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£10.40
2 Hessenford photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Hessenford
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I moved to Hessenford in about 1958 when my father took on the tenancy of St Anne's Farm. The farm was situated up past the church on the lane that led from Hessenford to Bake. Previously we had lived at West Trenean Farm, near Widegates but, for some reason my father, Dick, and his brother Jack, had decided to take... [more]
Shared on 17 November 2008
I was so pleased to come across a site talking about 'my' family village of Hessenford. I was also evacauated to Hessenford with my mum and spent my 1st birthday there. This was the first of many August holidays with my Great Aunt Dorah and Great Uncle Dick (known as Farmer & Mrs Nicholls but who's surname was actually Nicholas) who... [more]
Shared on 19 August 2008
I have just read the memory of the fishing trips and the use of the jeep to tow the fishing boat down the beach to launch it into the sea at Downderry. I also remember that jeep as if it were yesterday. My Grandmother, Marjorie Buckley, was the Headmistress of Hessenford School in the 40's and 50's (maybe into the... [more]
Shared on 14 January 2008
Cornwall memories
My parents owned Mount Brioni in the late 1950s to early 1960s, I was just a baby, I had 5 sisters and 3 brothers who all lived there.
I remember the Doneys who owned the cafe on the beach and spent many happy days on our beach.
Shared on 31 July 2009
I used to live in the little cottage you can see there, It was a very beautiful place.
Shared on 26 October 2009
Uncle Tim owned the left side of Tremmor Cottage, next to St Nicolas Church, as a holiday home. He would let it out privately to friends and family. Subsequently he changed his holiday venue to the house next door - Firside Cottage. Unfortunately he took up permanent residence there a few years ago.
Thus my last family holiday in Downderry was... [more]
Shared on 03 September 2009
I first visited Downderry fifty years ago on my honeymoon. My husband's (Bill Polwin Baxter) father William Henry Polwin had been coastguard there towards the end of the 19th century - my mother-in-law was born at the coastguard house in St Mawes. It was a beautiful day and we swam in the sea at the bottom of the garden. I am... [more]
Shared on 02 August 2009
I have many happy, if rather boozy, memories of Downderry! I first went there in 1983 until my final visit in 1996, where I had 12 fantastic holidays there, most of the time in glorious sunshine. I went with my parents each year (apart from one) and I was amazed by the beauty of the place. That stunning sea view as... [more]
Shared on 24 July 2009
Extracts From Hessenford & Cornwall books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Hessenford, inspired by Frith photos.
Churches of East Cornwall Photographic Memories
St Anne's church, consecrated in 1833, was built on a slope above the village near the site of the old church of the same name which had been attached to St Germans Priory. It is in the Early English style, with a chancel and nave, and a small west tower with a pointed spire containing one bell.
This is an extract from Churches of East Cornwall Photographic Memories.
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We are looking west as the A387 drops down into the hamlet to the bridge over the River Seaton at the bottom of the hill, before the road climbs up the other side on its way to Looe. The road has since been widened here on the left. Outside the near cottage, note the two milk churns awaiting collection by a dairy lorry.
This is an extract from Cornwall Living Memories.
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St Austell Bay Photographic Memories
This scene has hardly changed for many years; the beach at Polridmouth is still only accessible on foot. Although we are just around the corner from St Austell Bay, this photograph gives us a good view of the prominent day mark erected in 1832 on the Gribbin Head as an aid for shipping entering the bay.
This is an extract from St Austell Bay Photographic Memories.
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