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Old map of Marazion

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Marazion memories

Godolphin Arms

Marazion, West End 1920

St Michael's tea rooms in front, later the Giants Nose, now the Ferry Cafe.
Contributed by Dave Hill

Wheal an Wens

Marazion, 1920

Just below turnpike.
Contributed by Dave Hill

All Saints Church

Marazion, Fore Street 1931

Old rectory on right, since demolished.
Contributed by Dave Hill

Fore Street

Marazion, Fore Street c1960

They demolished the shops on the left cos it was so narrow, then built the bypass! The Silvermine gift shop is there now.
Contributed by Dave Hill

All Saints Church

Marazion, Fore Street and Parish Church c1960

Marazion celebrated 500 years of being a town in 1995! This shows the parish church for the town.
Contributed by Dave Hill

Extracts From Marazion & Cornwall books

Marazion, 1920

Climbing out of Marazion on the way towards Helston, it was still possible at this date to drive two horses on the wrong side of the road with little fear of a collision. On the right is a welcome water point and drinking trough.
An extract from from"Cornwall County Memories".

Marazion, St Michael's Mount c1960

This photograph was taken from above the town of Marazion; the view shows clearly how the famous Mount is reached by a causeway at low tide. Legend has it that Mediterranean traders came here to Ictis (as the place was called then) to trade for tin.
An extract from from"Cornwall County Memories".

St Ives, the Tregenna Castle Hotel 1907

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".

St Ives, the Putting Green c1960

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".

St Ives, the Parish Church c1955

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".