Marazion memories
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All Saints Church
Old rectory on right, since demolished.
Godolphin Arms
St Michael's tea rooms in front, later the Giants Nose, now the Ferry Cafe.
Fore Street
They demolished the shops on the left cos it was so narrow, then built the bypass! The Silvermine gift shop is there now.
All Saints Church
Marazion celebrated 500 years of being a town in 1995! This shows the parish church for the town.
Memories of Cornwall
Mount With Castle Gayer in Front
In front of the Mount is the folly of Castle Gayer which recently changed hands for £3m!
Chapel Rock And Mount
About this time they were adding the Victorian wing to the castle where the family live now. More trees now but some have been felled and replanted, they only last 100 years! I worked briefly on the Mount, happy memories of Lord & Lady St Levan
Valerie Frith (Pearce)
The first time I went to Perranuthnoe (Perran) was in 1946 when the Warspite was in trouble and was wrecked at Prussia Cove, only to fine it's final resting place by the side of the Mount.
In 1947 I married Richard Pearce and lived in a cottage in Goldsithney. Between 1948 and 1949 I had my three children (1 son and twin daughters). We spent many happy years playing on Perran beach and the many coves around the Perran area. My children are now scattered between Calgary in Canada, and Lauceston but our love of Perran lives in our hearts and will do for ever.
The beach was their happy playground with their friends. My friends were all there sittin on the , sometimes, damp sand or perhaps on the rocks, watching the children playing in a very large dip in the sand that left a wonderful warm pool at low tide, big enough for them to learn to swim. This wonderful pool never returned. ... Read more
Childhood
My mother and I spent the war years in Crowlas, we lived in a thatched cottage down a lane behind the Star pub. You went through a farm which was owned by a Mr Richards. We had to get our water from a stream and well. There was a row of cottages on a hill opposite our house, my mothers friend lived in one. Mrs Pemburthy. Are the cottages still standing? My mother is still alive and in good health, she is 91. Any information would be appreciated. Her name is Kathleen Parris, formerly Alltree.
Memories of A Cornish Village - Down Crowlas And Ludgvan Way
My mother, Mrs Muriel Laity, has written a well-received book about the history, people, stories & memories of the villages of Crowlas and Ludgvan. With much of the information presented through a first-hand account and illustrated with numerous local photographs, the book provides a personal experience of the parish's history, giving a unique insight into the life of a Cornish village.
For copies of the book, priced at £7.99, please contact Mrs Muriel Laity directly on 01736 740875. Copies are obtainable from: Chy-Whetha, Carvossa Place, Crowlas, Penzance, TR20 8AJ.
David Laity
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