The Village From The Lychgate c1960, Ruan Minor
The Village From The Lychgate c1960, Ruan Minor Ref: R65015
Memories of The Village From The Lychgate c1960, Ruan Minor
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Evacuees
This memory is a bit vague as it relates to my aunt who was evacuated from Tottenham, North London to The Lizard in 1940. Sadly she died a few years ago and I have been trying for a while now to find out exactly where she stayed and which school she went to. All I have to go on was she could walk to the beach and swim and she stayed with a family in a big white house. I think the father was a writer, maybe of the War. Her name was Rosemary Bartram and she went with her friend Olive Devonshire. I believe she stayed in the same house for around 18 months to 2 years. I do have a few photos of her on the beach and some local children she made friends with whilst there. I believe she may have attended Landewednack school but not certain of that. I would really appreciate any information anyone has of her. Martin Lee
Holidays With Miss Gilbert
Back in the mid 1960s my late husband and I with our son David and later our daughter Catherine spent several happy holidays with Miss Gilbert. Her brother ran the farm and she kept house for him at that time. She fed us wonderfully well on local produce and milk fresh from their herd of South Devon cows. The more we ate the more she would give us at the next meal! Her home-made Cornish pasties were a delight to behold. Each one hung off the edges of the dinner plates when she brought them in to us. The liberal quantities of delicious clotted cream we were given with our puddings has never been matched since. I am visiting the area again in July and hope to find the farm house we stayed in and revisit some old haunts. Unfortunately I cannot remember the name of the farm house now which is a shame. I do remember that Miss Gilbert's brother married and they converted some buildings into... Read more
An Evacuee's Memory
My sixth and last billet as an evacuee during World War II, was at Bodrigy, Cadgwith. Bodrigy was being run almost like a boarding school with about 20 children there, and a matron to oversee us. We all went to school in Ruan Minor, and we would walk across the fields to school. I loved living in that area and did not want to return to London when the war was over. I remember we didn't get any coupons for sweets, but we would buy sweet malt bread from the baker and think we were in heaven. I remember the movies in the village hall, probably about once a month. If they were suitable we were allowed to attend. Before school the older children, and I was then 12, went to a farm to bring home the milk and eggs in a small cart. We would attend church in Ruan Minor. My name then was Sheila Gray. Are there other... Read more
