St Michael's Mount
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All Saints Church
Marazion celebrated 500 years of being a town in 1995! This shows the parish church for the town.
A memory of Marazion contributed by Dave Hill
Fore Street
They demolished the shops on the left cos it was so narrow, then built the bypass! The Silvermine gift shop is there now.
A memory of Marazion contributed by Dave Hill
Godolphin Arms
St Michael's tea rooms in front, later the Giants Nose, now the Ferry Cafe.
A memory of Marazion contributed by Dave Hill
All Saints Church
Old rectory on right, since demolished.
A memory of Marazion contributed by Dave Hill
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".