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Kellow, Cornwall
Kellow maps
Historic maps of Kellow and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Kellow maps
Kellow photos
We have no photos of Kellow, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Looe, Sandplace, Morval, Seaton, Downderry, Hessenford, Talland Bay, Duloe, Pelynt, PolperroKellow books
Displaying 3 of 14 books about Kellow and the local area. View all Kellow books
Cornwall County Memories
Paperback
$30
Cornwall A Century Ago Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28
Cornwall Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28
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Memories of Kellow
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I used to hire the Council deck chairs and beach floats on East Looe beach and rake and clean out the beach tents as a student summer job. On the high tides when the tents were removed the sea would break against the promenade wall. After each wave the kids would identify any exposed silver coins lost by 'visitors' in the... [more]
Shared on 02 June 2008
During the summer season we had Punch and Judy shows on Looe main beach. The puppeteer would parade up and down the prom and beach on a pair of very tall stilts. This, of course, would get everybody's attention. He would 'advertise' his next show. Can't remember how much it cost though!
Shared on 11 March 2008
I remember as a child sliding down 'skiddery rock'. It seemed so large at the time.
Alas, most of it has now disappeared beneath the 'new' promenade. The rock was a large inclined slab behind the 'top' Bassett's Cafe.
Shared on 11 March 2008
I have an original postcard of this picture from the Frith Series. It is unstamped and printed on the card is "Affix Half Penny Stamp". Handwritten on the card is "The seat of Mr Tremayn & about one mile from here"
Also printed on the card is F. Frith & Co Ltd, Reigate, No 21284
Shared on 14 September 2007
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
Extracts From Kellow & Cornwall books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Kellow, inspired by Frith photos.
The stream is actually the River Cober, which used to regularly flood this area of Lower Green. When this happened, bands of men were despatched to Loe Bar to dig a channel to drain off the floodwater, and the Corporation, in accordance with custom, presented the Lord of the Manor with a leather purse containing three halfpennies. Today a permanent culvert prevents flooding.
This is an extract from Helston Photographic Memories.
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This picture was probably taken just down the road from Penventon Farm. The big house set back from the road left of centre is Weeth, and past it the road continues down into the valley of the Cober.
This is an extract from Helston Photographic Memories.
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We are looking north-east up the valley to the town. St Michael's is on the skyline, and round the bend in the valley to the left is the site of St John's Priory Hospital, which cared for travellers and lepers from 1220 to 1580.
This is an extract from Helston Photographic Memories.
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