Penzance
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The Fish Shop
The fish shop shown on the right belonged to Mr Phillip Tregurtha.
Contributed by Alan Tregurtha
Cornwall memories
The Fish Shop
The fish shop shown on the right belonged to Mr Phillip Tregurtha.
A memory of Penzance contributed by Alan Tregurtha
I wish I had one!
This town is where my ancestors started to spread far and wide, beginning in 18th century or thereabouts. Some distant cousins still live there, I'm sure.
A memory of Mousehole contributed by Geoff Drew
The churchyard at Ludgvan
My father, Joseph Martin and Ruth, my mother, are buried at Ludgvan, together with his parents (Joseph and Sarah). The latter died in 1949/1950 and had lived at Castle Gate (Badgers Cross). My father attended school in Ludgvan and worked as a journalist pre-War and until 1952 on many local papers including The Cornishman, in Penzance, sometimes writing under the pen-name of John Penwith (Leaves from a Cornish Notebook). There are many references to Ludgvan in his writings. As a toddler, I lived at Trezelah and went to school in Gulval.
David Martin.
A memory of Ludgvan contributed by David Martin
Extracts From Penzance & Cornwall books
Situated near St Buryan, the Merry Maidens stone circle is of the Broze Age; it is one of the most complete stone circles in Cornwall and consists of nineteen stones. The blocks are evenly spaced and are each about four feet high. It is an exact circle, but it appears to have no astronomical significance. The nearby circle of Boscawen-un also has nineteen stones.
An extract from from"Cornwall County Memories".
Situated near St Buryan, the Merry Maidens Stone Circle is of the Bronze Age; it is one of the most complete stone circles in Cornwall and consists of nineteen stones. The blocks are evenly spaced and are each about four feet high. It is an exact circle, but it appears to have no astronomical significance. The nearby circle of Boscawen-un also has nineteen stones.
An extract from from"Ancient Monuments and Stone Circles Photographic Memories".
The dry dock served
by boat builders and
repairers has half solid
swing gates maintaining
the level of the water. On
the jetty, the capstan,
with holes for manually-
operated turning bars,
would assist ships
entering dock by helping
warp them round the
knuckle to the entrance.
F r a n c i s F r i t h ’ s P i c t u r e s q u e H a r b o u r s
An extract from from"Picturesque Harbours Photographic Memories".
There were over 100 first class luggers registered at Penzance in the early 1890s. Fully decked, and ranging in length
from about 45ft to 55ft and from 14 to 25 tons, these boats were employed chasing mackerel. Note that the foremast
stands vertical, whilst the mizzen has a distinctive forward rake. On these craft the mizzen was taller than the foremast.
An extract from from"Victorian and Edwardian Maritime Album".
A bracing walk along the promenade is part of the holiday at a seaside resort such as Penzance. Long skirts are not best suited to the wind, as we can see from these ladies passing the Queen’s Hotel. The seaside flavour is completed by the bucket and spade shared by the two girls.
An extract from from"Cornwall County Memories".