Bude
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- 10 photos on Bude appear in 6 Frith books - View photos of Bude
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Mary Cornish
My gt gt grand mother, Mary Cornish was born in Coombe Valley c 1814 She was married to Henry Harris in the parish church of St Morwenna & John the Baptist on 26th December 1839 The presiding incumbent was Robert Stephen Hawker.
Contributed by Joan Coughlin
Cornwall memories
Mary Cornish
My gt gt grand mother, Mary Cornish was born in Coombe Valley c 1814 She was married to Henry Harris in the parish church of St Morwenna & John the Baptist on 26th December 1839 The presiding incumbent was Robert Stephen Hawker.
A memory of Bude contributed by Joan Coughlin
Finding Mum's Family
After researching my mother's family for four years I found that our ancestors came from Kilkhampton and decided to pay a visit. I couldn't find anything relating to the family so, on a whim, I decided to explore Stratton and found this beautiful church. To my surprise, the moment I walked through the gate, a whole bank of "MAYNARD" headstones stood before me and I was able to complete the little book I had written for Mum to celebrate her 90th birthday, complete with photographs of all her ancestors graves. What a find. My cousins who all live in the London area, could not believe I had found where their middle Christian name of "MAYNARD" had originated from and were delighted ...read more here
A memory of Stratton contributed by Andrea Honeyman-Brown
My School and Village Life Memories
In the 1970s I was a school girl at the old school building, in the 70s a small two classroom premises. Those of us there, living in the village, were taught by the Head Mistress, my mother Mrs Jennifer Newport. My sister Naomi and brother Bruce were also there. Our school was small, and no more than 53 pupils from reception through to Year 6. It was primarily a farming community. Many of the young girls in the village belonged to a club called G.F.S. or Girls Friendly Society, run by senior village ladies overseen by Miss Jones. We were very much integrated into village life, and contributed to the Horticultural Clubs held at the Bray Institute. My happy memories include ...read more here
A memory of Marhamchurch contributed by Ruth Newport
Extracts From Bude & Cornwall books
The harbour, with the sea lock in the far distance, still exists today, albeit completely altered. The quay to the right belonging to Hockin & Co is now a car park. In the right distance, the building that used to be a blacksmith’s shop is now a museum. Houses line the left hand bank. In the foreground are examples of the tub boats mentioned earlier.
An extract from from"Canals and Waterways".
Situated to the west of Stratton, Bude Castle was built on a promontory by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney in 1850. Gurney was an inventor: one of his innovations was the introduction of steam-powered stagecoaches on the London to Bath route. Gurney did not have long to enjoy Bude, for he died in 1853.
An extract from from"English Castles".
This was the only English canal to open directly into the Atlantic Ocean. Bude sea lock is still in use today, although the rest of the canal was abandoned in 1896. However, the barge section was retained as a water channel.
An extract from from"Canals and Waterways".
This was the only English canal to open directly into the Atlantic Ocean. Bude sea lock is still in use today, although the rest of the canal was abandoned in 1896. However, the barge section was retained as a water channel.
An extract from from"50 Classics - Canals".
Bude’s canal, built in 1823, was something of an oddity. For its first two miles, it was a barge canal – as seen here. Then, freight was trans-shipped into small 5-ton tubs with wheels. These were horse-drawn; but instead of using locks, the tub boats were hauled up and down inclined planes by engine to reach the different water levels. By the 1830s over thirty miles of canal had been constructed, which was used to transport 50,000 tons of sea sand a year from the north Cornwall coast for use as fertiliser on inland farms.
An extract from from"Canals and Waterways".