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- 98 photos on St Ives appear in 5 Frith books - View photos of St Ives
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The best year of my life
St, Ives born and bred, my family had lived in a couple of houses upalong before moving to 22 The Digey ( the middle door ) sometime in 1967. I remember having my 6th birthday there. At the time there was a credit squeeze on and my parents could only afford a tiny downalong cottage even though they had sold a large house in Alexandra Road. Back then the cheapest properties were around the harbour and my poor Mum felt that we had "come down" a fair bit to have to resort to living there, even though she loved the proximity to the beach. My how things do change!
My brother and I enjoyed the best year of our lives living ...read more here
Contributed by carolyn Abbott
Cornwall memories
The best year of my life
St, Ives born and bred, my family had lived in a couple of houses upalong before moving to 22 The Digey ( the middle door ) sometime in 1967. I remember having my 6th birthday there. At the time there was a credit squeeze on and my parents could only afford a tiny downalong cottage even though they had sold a large house in Alexandra Road. Back then the cheapest properties were around the harbour and my poor Mum felt that we had "come down" a fair bit to have to resort to living there, even though she loved the proximity to the beach. My how things do change!
My brother and I enjoyed the best year of our lives living ...read more here
A memory of St Ives contributed by carolyn Abbott
karen_broadbent@hotmail.co.uk
My memory is of the Cove Cafe in 1991, my name is Chris Broadbent and I now live in North Cheam in Surrey. I spent a glorious summer in Hayle and made friends with Ben Bailey who runs the cafe. I sold ice creams on the beach during the summer season and then spent all the profits on drink in The Bluff pub along the coastline. I was going throuigh a particular lost period in my life and this summer season really calmed me down and gave me focus on where I should be heading. I have recently returned to the area with my family for a short break and was pleased to find Ben and his partner still running the ...read more here
A memory of Lelant contributed by First name Last name
Lelant
In 1976 I worked for the Francis Frith Collection in Baker Street, and then in Charles Street, Berkley Square. In 1977 it was purchased by my then boss, and now friend, Mr. John Buck. We continued to work together from his home in Finchampstead for a short while. I then left to move back to my native Cornwall in October 1977.
When I moved to Cornwall I brought with me about 20 framed Frith prints which I ordered when it was still owned by Rothman's.
In November 1977, my aunt Kathleen called on me at Lelant and said it was her husband's (Louis') birthday and she didn't know what to get for him, so I invited her to look through the ...read more here
A memory of Lelant contributed by chas curnow
Extracts From St Ives & Cornwall books
St Ives is seen from Draycott Terrace, overlooking
cottages in Primrose Valley below and the curving
sweep of the railway station beyond, most of which is
now a car park. Seine fishing boats are drawn up on
Porthminster Beach (right), and an old engine house
stands on Pedn Olva Point. Large houses follow the
Terrace and Trelyon Avenue, and on the extreme left the
vacant grassy plot is the site of the Porthminster Hotel.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".
The hotel was built as a private dwelling in the 1770s. It was converted to a hotel in 1878 by the Great Western Railway Company. Though a much modernised hotel today, the main building has changed little in external appearance.
An extract from from"St Ives Photographic Memories".
Tregenna Castle was built as
a house for John Stephens in
1774 to the designs of John
Wood the younger, the well-
known architect of Georgian
Bath. It stands above the
town, and has staggering
views over the Bay, so it is
little wonder that the Great
Western Railway turned it
into a hotel.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".
This panoramic view of Porthminster beach and St Ives was taken from near the local coastguard station. On the left of the picture pilchard boats can be seen drawn up at the top of the beach.
An extract from from"St Ives Photographic Memories".
The school was built in 1880 in The Stennack, the main road that leads out of St Ives to the west. The building was a school until 1984. It was converted into a doctor’s surgery in 1992.
An extract from from"St Ives Photographic Memories".