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The Old Copper
If you look at the Coastguard Cottages in the background you will see a small wash house in front of the cottages on the lower garden. In the back left hand corner of the wash house was an old large copper where my grandmother Kate Knight used to boil all of her white washing. The sheets hanging on the washing line was visible to all the traffic coming down the hill from Trevarion. My grandmother was always being complemented on how white her washing was.
Merrymoor
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.
1967 to 1968 al Forrest
I was on H&R working on the old Shackletons. We did a detachment to Aden where we were the back up aircraft for 42 sqdn who were in Majunga at that time doing the airborne blockade of Rhodesia as Smith had declared UDI.
An Apple A Day
Mr and Mrs Smith lived in the first small house on the left as you go up the hill. When I was about 4 years of age I used to toddle over from Kenwyn which was on the other side of the road to visit them.
There was an unusual small round window in the lounge room.
They would often give me an apple saying "an apple a day keeps the doctor away".
The Publicans
I remember when Syd & Hilda took over the Merrymoor. The place came alive. The bar at the back was aways packed. We were dancing on the chairs and tables in the back bar.
They had a daughter called Lyn. Dudley was the barman. They had a juke box which gave us all the latest hits. I was living at the Coastguard cottages at the time only a few yards up the road. They gave me a farewell party when I left for Australia. I have fond memories of that wonderful place.
Rivierra Lodge
When Mr & Mrs Carrington had White Lodge I used to be employed by them every summer helping out in the kitchen and looking after the children. When they sold White Lodge and bought The Riviera lodge I once again worked for them as a cook, waitress & barmaid.
Mick Jackman used to play jazz piano in the back bar overlooking the valley of Mawgan Porth. It was a very popular pub. I have fond memories of that sweet place with its open fire, low ceilings with exposed beams and all my friends.
Kenwyn
The house was called Kenwyn. It was built by my uncle Bert Force for my mother Winifred Carthew. I lived there from 1946-1958.
We had a two bedroom bungalow in the back garden & every summer the family would move into the bungalow & Kenwyn would turn into a very upmarket guest house for the summer. There were five bedrooms upstairs and a bathroom. Downstairs there were two other bedrooms a bathroom, toilet, a huge dining room, a blue room with an open fire with another lounge opposite which also had an open fire. There was a family room with a walk in pantry & a coal cupboard a kitchen with a separate skullery. My mother ran the guest house very well. I have very happy childhood memories of that house. I always tell people that I grew up in paradise.
Mrs Arnolds Shop
Betty Arnold had a little shop at the Bridge House Cafe. She had four tables inside where she served tea coffee and snacks. Every Sunday the St Column Major motor bike gang used to congregate there for Sunday rendezvous.
