St Cleer, The Well 1938
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On the edge of Bodmin Moor, near Liskeard, are several important archaeological sites with Celtic remains. This is St Cleer's Holy Well in the village named after him. The well is protected by the picturesque 15th-century chapel erected over it.

Memories of St Cleer, the Well 1938

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of St Cleer, The Well 1938

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My family lived in the cottage next to the well during the Second World War and for a short time after. I have many very happy memories, including falling asleep on the stone monument on the moors, sitting on the stone wall of the well waiting for my father to come home, going to school where Mr Churchill was the teacher, the winter of 1947. Maybe someone will remember when I was almost drowned in the 'tin mine' ...see more