St Michael's Mount
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Valerie Frith (Pearce)
The first time I went to Perranuthnoe (Perran) was in 1946 when the Warspite was in trouble and was wrecked at Prussia Cove, only to fine it's final resting place by the side of the Mount.
In 1947 I married Richard Pearce and lived in a cottage in Goldsithney. Between 1948 and 1949 I had my three children (1 son and twin daughters). We spent many happy years playing on Perran beach and the many coves around the Perran area. My children are now scattered between Calgary in Canada, and Lauceston but our love of Perran lives in our hearts and will do for ever.
The beach was their happy playground with their friends. My friends were all ...read more here
A memory of Perranuthnoe contributed by First name Last name
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
Searching for my ancestors
Prussia Cove is a place I walked to in 2007 and have come away knowing that I have todo my family tree as I am related to both Captain Harry Carter and his brother John Carter (The King of Prussia) who were local smugglers. My brother has been named John Carter Read and it is from my mother's side of the family Thelma Carter from Par. My mother is now deceased but I shall be happy to go back to Cornwall this year to start the search and look forward to seeing Prussia Cove again where a lot of the Carter smuggling was done. Does anyone know the name of the house there that John Carter had and whether it still ...read more here
A memory of Prussia Cove contributed by Clare Brown
The Fish Shop
The fish shop shown on the right belonged to Mr Phillip Tregurtha.
A memory of Penzance contributed by Alan Tregurtha
Extracts From St Michael's Mount & Cornwall books
Originally, this was a priory founded by Edward the Confessor in 1044. When Richard I was away fighting in the Crusades, the mount was seized for John; Richard I subsequently retook it, and stationed a garrison here. The monks were expelled in 1425, and the site became a fortress. The men in the foreground are collecting kelp to use as fertiliser.
An extract from from"50 Classics - Castles".
The original building on the mount was a priory founded by Edward the Confessor in 1044. When Richard I was away fighting in the Third Crusade, the Mount was seized for John by Henry de Pomeroy, though it was subsequently retaken by Richard, who stationed a permanent garrison here. The monks were finally expelled in 1425, and St Michael’s became a fortress. It was involved in several rebellions against the Crown; the last was the Cornish uprising against Edward IV.
An extract from from"English Castles".
The Hotel has a fine cloak of ivy. Tregenna Castle is still one of St Ives’ best known hotels, and now boasts a golf course amongst its many facilities.
An extract from from"St Ives Photographic Memories".
The putting green lies above Porthminster Beach. It was here, on rough sandy banks, that the St Ives pilchard fishing boats of the 19th century were drawn up clear of the beach. St Ives Station can be seen directly behind the boy in the foreground.
An extract from from"St Ives Photographic Memories".
A view looking along St Andrew’s Street to the Parish Church of St Ia. The church was built in the early 15th century using granite quarried from sea-level cliffs near Zennor, a few miles west along the coast. The granite was carried by boat to St Ives.
An extract from from"St Ives Photographic Memories".