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Seaton, Cornwall
Seaton maps
Historic maps of Seaton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Seaton maps
Historic map of Seaton
Illustrated Victorian map of Cornwall
Historic Map of any Seaton postcode
Seaton books
Displaying 3 of 12 books about Seaton and the local area. View all Seaton books
Cornwall County Memories
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£12
Cornwall A Century Ago Photographic Memories
Paperback
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£11.20
Helston Photographic Memories
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£10.40
1 Seaton photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Seaton
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My parents owned Mount Brioni in the late 1950s to early 1960s, I was just a baby, I had 5 sisters and 3 brothers who all lived there.
I remember the Doneys who owned the cafe on the beach and spent many happy days on our beach.
Shared on 31 July 2009
Cornwall memories
I used to live in the little cottage you can see there, It was a very beautiful place.
Shared on 26 October 2009
Uncle Tim owned the left side of Tremmor Cottage, next to St Nicolas Church, as a holiday home. He would let it out privately to friends and family. Subsequently he changed his holiday venue to the house next door - Firside Cottage. Unfortunately he took up permanent residence there a few years ago.
Thus my last family holiday in Downderry was... [more]
Shared on 03 September 2009
I first visited Downderry fifty years ago on my honeymoon. My husband's (Bill Polwin Baxter) father William Henry Polwin had been coastguard there towards the end of the 19th century - my mother-in-law was born at the coastguard house in St Mawes. It was a beautiful day and we swam in the sea at the bottom of the garden. I am... [more]
Shared on 02 August 2009
I have many happy, if rather boozy, memories of Downderry! I first went there in 1983 until my final visit in 1996, where I had 12 fantastic holidays there, most of the time in glorious sunshine. I went with my parents each year (apart from one) and I was amazed by the beauty of the place. That stunning sea view as... [more]
Shared on 24 July 2009
I last stayed at the Wide Sea Hotel in 1966. Margaret Eliott the owner was to marry my father, Hilton Devitte in 1967. I wondered if the hotel still existed today, and what had happened to Margaret Devitte nee Eliott. We also had wonderful holidays at Whitsand Bay Hotel in the 1950s as a family and I was glad to see... [more]
Shared on 17 April 2009
Holiday and Family Tree research
I stayed at the Wide Sea Hotel in the mid to late 1950s when I was about 8. My grandparents were also staying at the hotel and probably they had stayed several times before. My grandfather came from Cornwall which is probably why he went holidaying there from Chingford in Essex/London.
Shared on 10 April 2009
I have just read the memory of the fishing trips and the use of the jeep to tow the fishing boat down the beach to launch it into the sea at Downderry. I also remember that jeep as if it were yesterday. My Grandmother, Marjorie Buckley, was the Headmistress of Hessenford School in the 40's and 50's (maybe into the 60's... [more]
Shared on 14 January 2008
Extracts From Seaton & Cornwall books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Seaton, inspired by Frith photos.
Cornish Coast Photographic Memories
The cliff on the right now has a row of houses at the top. These were threatened by the instability of the cliffs, and in the 1980s a large sea wall was built, stretching from around the point out of the picture on the right. The valley of the River Seaton runs inland from the beach to Hessenford.
This is an extract from Cornish Coast Photographic Memories.
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Holidaymakers and day trippers have been drawn to the sandy beach at the mouth of the Seaton valley. Facilities on the far side include Pearce's Café and the Eddystone Hotel, while tents and caravans of the period can be seen in the valley floor on the left. Downderry village is alongside the coast road in the distance.
This is an extract from Cornwall County Memories.
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St Austell Bay Photographic Memories
This scene has hardly changed for many years; the beach at Polridmouth is still only accessible on foot. Although we are just around the corner from St Austell Bay, this photograph gives us a good view of the prominent day mark erected in 1832 on the Gribbin Head as an aid for shipping entering the bay.
This is an extract from St Austell Bay Photographic Memories.
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