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Lerryn, Cornwall

Lerryn photos

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Lerryn maps

Historic maps of Lerryn and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Lerryn maps

Lerryn map

Historic map of Lerryn

Cornwall map

Illustrated Victorian map of Cornwall

Lerryn map

Historic Map of any Lerryn postcode

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Lerryn books

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Cornwall County Memories
Paperback
rrp £15  £12

Cornwall A Century Ago Photographic Memories
Paperback
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Helston Photographic Memories
Paperback
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Lerryn books
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Memories of Lerryn

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Happy Days at Lerryn & St. Veep

As a 10 year old and London evacuee Lerryn became home for a while. First being billeted at a retired naval captain's house by the river near the bridge. His name I believe was Capt. Pippit or similar. He owned a small motor launch moored up the river which was great fun to play on. One day it  disappeared which later... [more]

Shared on 25 July 2008 by John Keene-S.

Living in Lerryn

I have such fond memories of growing up in Lerryn during the 1960s, the school was such a pleasure to attend, Mr Sillitoe was headmaster. I can also remeber the regatta every year, it was such a treat to have the fair assembled along the riverbank with mud races in the river. I can even remember a dancing horse and other... [more]

Shared on 04 February 2008 by Duncan Hendry.

Unchanged Lerryn

Lerryn is a place that one almost wants to keep secret so that it does not become a popular destination. It has barely changed in a hundred years.

A beautiful and unspoilt village in a steep sided valley, Lerryn lies at the tidal head of a tributary to the River Fowey.

A place to take gentle strolls through... [more]

Shared on 07 June 2007 by Peter Marks.

Holiday Memory

In the previous two years we'd had our holiday in South Devon, but in 1958, for some reason, my father decided we would stay in Lerryn, & booked himself, mother & I into a B&B (possibly The Old Forge?) by the river. I was 11 at the time, & it was decided that my older brother would stay at home... [more]

Shared on 17 January 2009 by Anthony Kerrison.

Cornwall memories

Diana Luck

Many years of happy days at Bodriggan as Diana Luck's nephew, one of many! Sadly she died early this year but will never be forgotten.

Great memories of Barbara and Gerry at The Fisherman's Arms, beer straight from the barrel, roaring fire and darts.

Also great times had with George Luck (her husband, my uncle) on Ruda out of... [more]

Shared on 08 July 2009 by Mark David.

WONDERFUL MEMORIES.

I have wonderful memories of Fowey, as a teenager I used to go and stay with a lovely lady in a cottage leading down to the centre. She had a son and daughter but I think they had left home, one to go nursing and the other in the Navy. I remember how the ships used to come into Fowey for... [more]

Shared on 14 November 2009 by Dawn Cocking.

Summer Fete

I remember visiting Trelawne House during the annual fete, in what I assume must have been the summer as it was warm and the sun was shining. There were copious amounts of cakes and cream teas with a never-ending supply of tea on tap, served in cups with handles through which you could never fit your finger! I seem to remember... [more]

Shared on 30 May 2007 by Adrian Sanders.

First Visit to Mr Ley's Caravans

Mr Ley, ex Army Major who along with his family started probably one of the first Holiday Caravan sites at Par Sands. Mr Ley always drove a yellow Rolls Royce when he arrived to clean the vans. On the entrance to the site you entered the road passing on your left the Ship Inn and the little cream and red caravan... [more]

Shared on 09 July 2007 by Frank Lewin.

Extracts From Lerryn & Cornwall books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Lerryn, inspired by Frith photos.

Cornwall A Century Ago Photographic Memories

Set on one of the picturesque creeks branching off the Fowey estuary, Lerryn is seen at its best when the tide is high. At low tide there is nothing but mud in this creek. In the distance is the little 16th-century two-arched bridge.

Cornwall Memories

Lerryn must be one of the most perfect places on earth. It stands at the end of a narrow muddy creek, the haunt of the heron and kingfisher, that winds a course between luxuriant woodland. With its old cottages, stepping stones and ancient arched bridge, it possesses a unique, almost hypnotic serenity.

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Cornwall County Memories

Here we see that the tide has surged up the River Fowey and has filled the broad, tree-lined River Lerryn. The beautiful village is thronged with visitors in summer, and the river full of small boats and canoes. In the winter, however, the creek is a brooding, atmospheric place, with the massed trees hanging heavily over the dark waters of the... [more]

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