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St Merryn, Cornwall
St Merryn maps
Historic maps of St Merryn and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all St Merryn maps
Historic map of St Merryn
Illustrated Victorian map of Cornwall
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St Merryn books
Displaying 3 of 14 books about St Merryn and the local area. View all St Merryn books
Cornwall County Memories
Paperback
$30
Cornwall A Century Ago Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28
Cornwall Photographic Memories
Paperback
$28
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Memories of St Merryn
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My sister and I were evacuated to St Merryn in 1940. I was aged 6 and my sister aged 11. We lived in Bermondsey, London. I shall always remember our first night in St Merryn. We were sitting in the School Hall,and were the last to be allocated. This was because my sister had been told by my mother, that we... [more]
Shared on 02 January 2009
I was born on 8 October 1939 in a house called Trewalder, at Treyarnon Bay. The house belonged to Nan and Sam Odhams and they persuaded my mother to leave London - everyone was rushing anywhere and every place once war was declared on 3 September. My father was in the TA and had already been called up. ... [more]
Shared on 27 October 2007
my years in st merryn at towan farm house
My father was in the Fleet Air Arm during the war and in about 1949 he was stationed at the camp in St Merryn, my parents lived at Towan Farm House where I was brought back to from the hospital after I was born at Redruth hospital. My maiden name was Wells. The couple that owned the farm was called Mr... [more]
Shared on 28 March 2007
I was lucky enough to go abroad for our family holiday every year. Towards the end of the 1980s my second holiday around August time would be to go to Treyarnon Bay with my best friend Becci and her parents, and I fell in love with the place and the surrounding areas. I'm sure the pub/hotel was named the Beachcomer back... [more]
Shared on 19 November 2009
Cornwall memories
I won the Cornish longboard championships at Constantine Bay in 1967. I was the profesional lifeguard at Treyarnon Bay in 1967 and 1968. Friendships established then and still true include Anhtony Richards, Robert Ede, David Powell, Peter Andrews, Rick Stein, Steve Bond, Andrew Blight, Rip Kirby, John Ball, John Jewell, Mike Hannaford and others. Brilliant years never to be experienced again... [more]
Shared on 15 November 2008
Yes I remember the two sisters from my childhood - my sister and I thought they were really scary - when our father drove the car up to Trevose lighthouse we would hide in the back seats of the car when we went past the toll gate! Reading the memory above brought this memory back - I think they were always... [more]
Shared on 05 October 2009
My Mum and Dad and myself lived in a bungalow in the grounds of a hotel (?) for about a year. My Dad was in the navy, H.M.C.S Drake. I went to school in Padstow. Of course I was only seven so my memory a little off in some areas. I danced around the Maypole! Dad and others had to disarm... [more]
Shared on 22 August 2009
My favourite place in the world!
I was fortunate enough to live at Trevone and then Padstow from 1951 - 1964, living at Craig-y-Mor which is the white house with the big balcony right down on the bay. I have very happy memories of my childhood there, looking in the rock pools at Rocky Beach and walking to Harlyn Bay with a picnic ... Watching the visitors... [more]
Shared on 04 January 2009
Extracts From St Merryn & Cornwall books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about St Merryn, inspired by Frith photos.
Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories
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.
This is an extract from Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories.
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Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories
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.
This is an extract from Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories.
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Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories
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. ... [more]
This is an extract from Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories.
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