Par, Par Green And Tywardreath 1904
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Photo of Par, Par Green And Tywardreath 1904

More about this scene

The Great Western Railway cuts across the scene, with the ribbon development of Par Green on the far side to the right. The roof of the Wesleyan chapel of 1864 is prominent on the left, and above it is the well-concealed village of Tywardreath. The smaller church of the Good Shepherd (1896) can be seen between the railway embankment and Par Green. The photograph was taken from the waste tips of Par Consols Mine on the Mount.

A Selection of Memories from Par

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 Par

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My parents opened Roselyon School, on the St Blazey road out of Par, in 1953, when I was nine years old, and ran it until they retired in 1970. Hence I knew Par pretty well both as young boy, teenager and young adult. Walking into Par from Roselyon, you passed Leaders, a grocery and sweet shop, on the corner that turned from the St Blazey road towards the Harbour. We used to spend our Saturday sixpences there. Then came a ...see more
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 used as a snack bar.  Along the beach stood many Beach Huts well used in those days.  Patches ...see more