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Shops in Fore Street
As a native of St Blazey, I would like to write about the businesses there at the time. The first shop on the church side " The International Stores", a fine shop managed by Mr Vincent, who also owned the newsagents in Station Road. Next to "Star" (the name used by locals for the International, because it was originally the Star Tea Company) was Barlow's cycle shop. Next the shop of the Best brothers, plumbers, Harry, Herbert and Arthur. They had a little green Jowett pick-up truck. Next to that a little cake shop run by Mrs Bounsell, "Lovelle", the sister of Mr Couch, the local baker who was to become the creator of the famous "Couch's Saffron Cakes". Next to that "CORNYS", the older generation will remember the business of Leonard Cornelius and how he produced the penny ice lolly. He would be present at the local football matches selling his wares, at that time the crowds were vast. Next to Cornys was the very posh tobacconists "Challacombes" run... Read more
After The War Was Over
Just after the war during our summer holidays I was sent from Rochester (where we lived at that time, Dad having been demobbed and then working at Short Bros on the airport), together with my trusty Hercules cycle to spend the full summer school holidays with my Dad's Aunt and Uncle and their little fox terrier here in St Blazey. At that time they lived in Sea View Terrace and seeing Kittows shop brought back memories of my daily morning walk down the steep hill to them armed with an enamel jug to collect the day's milk, and woe betide me if any was spilt on my way back up the hill (only joking, they were two of the kindest people I have ever met). Auntie Beat was almost as round as she was tall and what a marvellous cook she was, cake was on the table at every meal and Cod liver oil and malt was dished out after breakfast, a lovely gooey mess.
Our family, all being of... Read more
St. Blazey - Luxulyan - Newgate
My Birth Certificate shows I was born at Newgate Lockingate Luxulyan and as a child lived briefly at St. Blazey. My family came to Australia in 1949 on the SS Arawa and we now reside in Sydney. I returned to Cornwall three years ago for a brief holiday with family there. Since returning to Australia I have been trying to locate Newgate and Lockingate on google maps without success. Can anyone tell me whether the township name of Lockingate was changed to Lockengate somewhere along the line and give me any information about that area or a map reference that will allow me to locate it on the map. Thank you for your assistance. Incidentally my maiden name is FRITH Shirley
Fore Street St Blazey
Can anyone remember Arthur Lord as the publican at the The Market Inn? Also in the Fore Street shops just up from the Market Inn there was Mrs Boynes, Florist, and a Gas Shop which was run by Mr Frank Nettles. These memories were from the 1940s. I was born in No 31 Fore Street next door to the Cox Family. My childhood friends were Derek Cox, Desmond Howells, Terry McLellan, Cecil Sandy, Brian Haberland, Gerald Winterbottom and Dilwyn Sweet. Of course we were friends with some girls as well!.
Church And Cottages in Duke Street
I have a print of this view in my study. My grandparents lived in the second cottage up from the church and my father was born there in 1902. My grandmother died in 1939 and my grandfather, who served in the Boer Wars and the First World War continued to live there until his death in 1946. The cottages were 2up/2down and I suspect that the toilet arrangements were "bucket and chuck it". Duke Street terminated about 50 yards or so past the cottages and reached to the old cemetery. Past the cemetery was "Back Lane" that ran through the feilds all the way to Bodelva.
Home
I was born 1941. My mum was Pearl Renowden, daughter of John Renowden my grandad, Auntie Elsie, Uncle Leslie, & my brother David. We lived at 132 Landreath Place, St Blazey. Uncle Tom & Auntie Hilda lived at the top of our road. I have very happy memories of St Blazey, going to the farm to collect a jug of milk for Grandad, going to the all girls' school, my friend Sheila Barret who I have lost touch with. I left Landreath in 1952. Mum married a Charles Gilbert so we lived at Stenalees.
Cornish Arms Hotel St Blazey
I have found from doing family history that my great grandfather George James Andrews died at the Cornish Arms Hotel on 25 Dec 1919. If anyone has any info about the hotel at that time I would love to see it ,or hear from any relatives of the Andrews family.
Christened
I was christened at St Blazey Church, 24/12/1955, I was 2 months old, my mum is Patricia Nee Renowden, we were visiting my grandparents Hilda and Tom Renowden, after they had me christened, they filled the bottom of my pram with drink from the Cornish Arms next door to the Church,
