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Leedstown maps
Historic maps of Leedstown and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Leedstown maps
Leedstown photos
We have no photos of Leedstown, although we do have photos of these nearby places:
Breage| Hayle| St Erth| Phillack| Penponds| Praa Sands| Rosudgeon| Gwithian| Lelant| Camborne| Prussia Cove| Perranuthnoe| Cuddon Point| Crowlas| Porthleven| Helston| Carbis Bay| Marazion| Carn Brea| St Michael's Mount| Godrevy Island| Ludgvan| St Ives| Redruth
Leedstown area books
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Memories of Leedstown
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Cornwall memories
Hayle Coppersmiths
The Cornish side of my family (Penberthy's) came from Hayle and were mostly all coppersmiths and engineers, apprenticed in Ventonleague I believe, but like many of the Cornish, they had to leave for a better life elsewhere at the very end of the 19th century. My great grandad was a skilled coppersmith and upon moving up into England made copper parts for boat engines and fixed ships out at sea when they were in trouble. I would like to know more about this side of my family
The Penponds Woods Fire
I think the year was 1976, can't remember exactly but does anybody remember when Penponds woods caught fire. Penponds general stores was still open at the time and can remember a friend buying Spangles from there before we all went to see what was going on with all the fire engines. I think it was a Sunday afternoon during the August holidays when this happened. Would love to hear from anybody who remembers this and what their memories are for this or any other memories of Penponds in the 1970s when it seemed life was so much easier!!!
1960's
In the 1960's as a little boy my dad, mum, little sister and me visted the grandparents in Penponds. They were known as the Laity's, Efe and Les Laity, and the Rodgers were next door, a big family.
Coastguard Cottages
Built right on the smuggling cove to stop the smugglers, they predate nearby Porthenalls which was only built c1900, bought by the T_B estate in the 1980s(?), now holiday lets.
Porthenalls
Built 1900s, now holiday lets or (big) weddings. The island is Enys (which is Cornish for island!).
Bessys Cove
called Bessy's Cove by the Carters, is there a story about Bessy saving one of their children?
Porthenalls
Porthenalls on left, Lutyens-like house built early 1900s by family, butler/houseman's house on right, all holiday lets now. See Prussia Cove web site
