Men An Tol
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The Fish Shop
The fish shop shown on the right belonged to Mr Phillip Tregurtha.
A memory of Penzance contributed by Alan Tregurtha
V J Day
When I revisited St Just V J Day was announced and we had fireworks from the shop in picture
A memory of St Just contributed by Alec Smith
Happy evacuee
This photo is of Bank Square, I was evacuated here in 1939 with brother Bob and was placed with the butcher at No16, that is it on right with white facia,
Butcher was Harold Stephens, and his wife and daughter Kathleen.
I still recall the fat pig in the window, holding a tray, and the shiny wall tiles.
The right door post had a mark left on it from debris thrown up when bombs fell just south of town.
We moved down to Boscean after a short time.
Those were some of the happiest days of my life, such kind people.
The big white house in centre was occupied by another member of the family whose son was a ...read more here
A memory of St Just contributed by Alec Smith
Cairn Gloose
The Cairn is one of the most popular places to visit in this area
A memory of St Just contributed by Alec Smith
Extracts From Men An Tol & Cornwall books
Men an Tol means ‘stone of the hole’; this most famous of Cornish landmarks probably belongs to the Neolithic period. Inevitably, legend and myth concerning its use abound: it is said that children were passed through the hole to cure rickets and skin diseases. Adults who were sufficiently slim could ward off fevers by crawling through the hole nine times against the sun! Since this photograph was taken, the site has been tidied and the ground worn smooth by visitors. Some historians claim that the holed stone was the entrance to a Neolithic tomb. Perhaps: but the phallic nature of the stones seems to point strongly to other ritual customs.
An extract from from"Ancient Monuments and Stone Circles Photographic Memories".
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".
This view shows Lake’s Art and Literature Shop on the left and part of the main Post Office on the right. Tregenna Place and its continuation of the High Street are still the main thoroughfares into the harbour area of St Ives.
An extract from from"St Ives Photographic Memories".