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Historic maps of High Street and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all High Street maps
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St Stephen| Polgooth| Carthew| St Austell| St Dennis| Porthpean| Charlestown| St Ewe| Pentewan| Trenarren| Roche| Carlyon Bay| Mevagissey| Biscovey| Luxulyan| Probus| Tregony| St Blazey| Par| Quoit| Portmellon| Helmen Tor
High Street area books
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Cornwall memories
Summer Holidays
My grandparents lived in this village and I have many memories of my visits to the village as a child. One highlight was the walk down the lane to catch the bus to Penzance. Walking across the lane to the diary with all its Gnomes in the garden. The Fish and Chip shop where I was always remembered from one year to the next. Walking up to the post office for sweets on routre to the rec. The village shop was on a little hill just down from the chip shop, across from here was a small garage. The walk into St Austell toen centre we used to pass the pig farm which to us kids was great fun. Grandparents lived in a little courtyard of 3 houses which later changed its address to Cooperage Road. Uncle still lives in the Village. Carnival time was also a great community event and one of the daughters living across the way from Gran was carnival queen one year, so it was... Read more
My Ancestry
I traced my family ancestry to St Stephen in Cornwall as far back as the 1500s. My husband and I visited England in 2005, and spent some time in Cornwall. As an Australian of several generations, I am fascinated to know where the various branches of my family have come from. Everyone in Australia originally came from another part of the world. I have some surnames in my family history which are from St Stephen and St Dennis. I searched both cemeteries for headstones bearing my family names; Trethewey and Kent. It was a great thrill for me to find many headstones, including one with the same name as my father, Fred Kent.
From family records, most of my forebears were tinners. I was interested that the mining area seemed to be china clay. My ancestor who originally made the journey to Australia in the early 1800s, Nicholas Kent, and his wife, Loveday (Trethewey), was listed as a master shoemaker.
It was an amazing and heartwarming experience to... Read more
Rose View
1970 - 1984: As you look at this photo the last building on the right, the barn like cottage with the small window, is Rose View. My mum and dad bought it for £1,000 in 1970, and set to work modernising it as I was due 1971 and my brother 1975. When they purchased the cottage it was a 1 up and 1 down, no electric or inside running water and the toilet was up the far end of the garden. My Dad built the double extension that is still there today, and the car port (the circle pattern on the wall was made with one of the bases of my tea set!!). My dad died there in 1978, we lived there till 1984 when we moved to Sticker. My mates lived in Tyshute Lane and we all had a great time growing up playing up the pig sty that was up the end of the lane, and numerous other games in the lane. Many a time Pete Stafford had... Read more
The Post Office
1971 - 1984: Whilst I lived in village the Post Office was where you got all you needed in an emergency. As a little one, I personally loved the vending machines on the wall. In those days we all used to be sent out for groceries even as young ones, as the village was safe and everyone knew each other. Where the barn is, on the right, the old peoples' flats were built, and the ladies and gentlemen used to stand outside leaning on the rails, all talking to each other and to us as we walked or ran to shop for sweets.
Great Part of The Village
1970's and 80's: We had a great childhood playing at this end of the village. It was quiet except for the cars of people that lived up here. Everyone knew each other. My old house is in the background, all you can see is the gable end and the chimney. In the 1970's the Fowlers lived next door and they had the orchard behind, which they later sold and a bungalow was built there. On the hedge that you can see in the forefront is where our dog HOBO used to sleep all day waiting for us to come home from school. Cock's buses collected and dropped us at the Polgooth Printing Press by the old Omlo dairy and Count House. Tyshute Lane was unsurfaced, and great for playing in. The Warrens, Staffords, Ellis's, us Crosses, Polumbo, Connelly's etc..... what a safe and great lane!!!!! Loved the Pig Sty and the Miners paths up to fairyland and the Tin Mine, where we played in the shafts and engine house etc.... Read more
Sunday School And Discos
1980's: This is where we went every Sunday for Sunday School, taken by Mrs Warren. Also where the first village disco was held before moving them to the village institute.
Where the photographer is standing was the playing field and woods.....which contained the love tree!!!!!!! Further round was the Goffin, that today has been cleared and looks great. But was scary and dangerous in our day!!!!! hehe
Sunday School
Anyone remember the Spooner's from the Midlands living in the village? They moved from Lostwithiel. Joyce and Arthur(John)Spooner. I was about 5 and remember going to Sunday School with my foster brother Mark. We lived in the middle of three houses I think on a hill. I also remember two older girls who used to take us for walks and they visited a man who lived in a caravan/mobile home near the village. They told me and Mark that he used to be a lorry driver and had got injured. I remember a sausage dog from the shop, I think it was called Jamie but not sure. After my younger brother was born we moved to Oxford. Please if any of this rings any bells please get in touch. Jamie Spooner (kernow66@hotmail.com)
