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damn good lodgings

go to blacksmiths cottage for fine fayre
A memory of Mylor contributed by susan petrozzi

Thomas family

My grandfather and his family all lived in Busvannah.  Alfred Charles Thomas was born in 1887 (according the family bible which has been passed down to me as the last survivor carrying the name). He had a number of brothers and sisters: I seem to remember that Henry was gassed in the Great War, and only died in the 1930's.  As a child in South Africa, I had to write to his sisters Mabel and Nora. The last letter I received from great aunt Nora was in 1965.  My grandfather emigated to South Africa in 1912, where my father and I were born.  My grandfather opened a butcher shop in Hillbrow Johannesburg, in which he was considerably successful.  He always told ...read more here
A memory of Busvannah contributed by Howard Thomas

My grandparents Houseboat

My grandfather (William Bryant) built a houseboat and moored it in Percuil Creek where he, my grandmother and my mother would spend their summers in the 40s. My grandfather and his wife Dorothy were both born in Falmouth in 1902/1903 and my mother Patricia was born in Falmouth in 1932. My grandfather was a shipwright working in Falmouth dockyard and they also lived in Mylor Bridge. They all spent most of their lives in boats in and around Mylor and Falmouth. My sister and I spent our childhood in Mylor Bridge in the 50's and early 60's and regularly visit Falmouth and family members.If anyone has information about my family, I would love to hear from ...read more here
A memory of Percuil contributed by Elizabeth Seward (Bryant)

Unchanged

Truro, Lemon Street 2004

It's good that Lemon Street has remained unchanged from looking at older pictures.
Although now all the houses are offices.
A memory of Truro contributed by A J

Extracts From Feock & Cornwall books

Perranporth, Boscawen Park 1938

The palm trees add an exotic touch to the park in this view, which looks in a similar direction to the 1890 view (No 23967 on page 43). By this date the open spaces have been infilled with housing, and the Perranporth Hotel can be recognised on the far side of the pond immediately behind the right-hand tree.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".

St Ives, Draycott Terrace 1901

It is just three years after No 41609, above, and the Porthminster Hotel has been given an extension in the form of a smaller version of the original building. This is a steep site, and the road along the front of Draycott Terrace is supported by a substantial stone wall. The terraced cottages in Primrose Valley below are still intact.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".

St Ives, the Harbour 1895

The church could hardly be closer to the sea. Many of the buildings can be recognised today, but they are now separated from the water in the harbour by walls supporting a road and a walkway. The St Ives lifeboat is on its carriage outside the lifeboat house on West Pier near the church. The present lifeboat house is on the near side of the pier.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".

Newquay, the Gannel Regatta 1928

Spectators on both sides of the Gannel are enjoying the annual August regatta. How different the Gannel looks at full tide. There were once plans to build a dam to keep water in the Gannel all the time as an amenity. This view looks from the Crantock side; most of the open fields on the Newquay side have since been covered with houses.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".

St Ives, the Harbour 1890

Rows of fishing boats are mostly aground where they are moored in the harbour. Smaller boats are drawn right up to the buildings in the background, for the Wharf wall had not yet been built. The whitewashed Fore Street Methodist chapel is to the right, likewise built onto the harbour beach.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".