Mawgan Porth, 1888
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Photo of Mawgan Porth, 1888

A Selection of Memories from Mawgan Porth

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Mawgan Porth

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I was Christened in this church in 1956. In 2011 I travelled with my wife and daughters from Australia to show them Mawgan Porth. It was the first time I had visited this church since 1956. My birthplace was in Kenwyn House at Mawgan Porth.
In 1966 my girlfriend and I (we married in 1967) stayed with the people who owned the fish and chip shop. My parents had got friendly with them whilst camping and arranged for me to bring Joan back. We shared rooms with other family guests who were down at the same time. So quite 'proper' although we had to share beds with strangers. I have looked at the street view of Mawgan Porth and can see a Fish and Chip shop but am not sure if it is the same one. Can anybody help?
been trying to pin down Mick Jackman pianist and surfboard shaper, I met Mickey in newquay when he made my surfboard and he also played in the tall trees club along the front, Met him again at his parents home in Harbour , sydney in 1970 when he was ashore for 24hrs during the time when he was playing on a liner doing a round the world gig with Johnny Beard, Sax player, small world,Dont remember him playing at The Merrymoor, But Johnny played at a place just up the hill from the pub
My family came to Merrymoor in 1961, the little building next to it was called Crafts and Gifts run by the Atkinsons, this moved to what is now Bettys Surf Shop and then my Dad used it as a Beer Store untill the mid 60s when the Fish and Chip shop was built.