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Tintagel, Cornwall
Tintagel maps
Historic maps of Tintagel and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Tintagel maps
Historic map of Tintagel
Illustrated Victorian map of Cornwall
Historic Map of any Tintagel postcode
Tintagel books
Displaying 3 of 12 books about Tintagel and the local area. View all Tintagel books
Cornwall County Memories
Paperback
rrp £15
£12
Cornwall A Century Ago Photographic Memories
Paperback
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£11.20
Helston Photographic Memories
Paperback
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£10.40
10 Tintagel photos appear in 4 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Tintagel
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Having stayed with relatives at Port Quinn on Wednesday 12 September, we drove to Tintagel staying overnight in an hotel, just out of the town. We spent a wonderful Thursday in Tintagel and enjoyed a terrific time viewing this amazing building. So impressed were we that we have vowed to visit it again and again, for the atmosphere of... [more]
Shared on 21 September 2007
My grandmother and all her children except my mother were evacuated to this area during and for some time after WWII. I have a picture taken outside what I believe to be the post office. I think perhaps it was on this street c1950.
Shared on 28 May 2007
Cornwall memories
I have been researching my family tree and it seems that my great-great-grandfather was born in St Breward, Camelford. His name was William J Burnard. His mother was called Ann and his father's name was James. He also had a brother called Thomas. My hope is that someone will be able to tell me more and whether there are any relatives... [more]
Shared on 11 August 2008
In January 1917, my grandfather, Percy Smith, a young soldier from Australia, was on leave from the Front in France. He visited a family in Camelford, and this is the letter he wrote home to his sister. I would love to know more about the family and the area he visited.
*******
Helston Manor
Camelford
Cornwell
Jan 31st 1917
Shared on 31 March 2007
So I am the first person to write their memories of Trelill... not really a wonder because I dont suppose all that many people have heard of the village. It isnt the center of the world is it, but to me it is one of the most beautiful places in England as it is so quiet and peaceful. I have a... [more]
Shared on 24 October 2009
This hill holds many memories for me, I have walked up and down this hill many times since I was a child. I was born in the village of Port Isaac and as a child I would run, walk and skip up and down Church Hill. I have a picture of my granny holding me in her arms outside the house... [more]
Shared on 07 March 2008
I loved Port Isaac from the first time of seeing, which would have been early 1990's. Since then I have been several times when visiting Cornwall - not so easy when living as I do in Australia.
Shared on 07 March 2007
Time for the beach (Miss Patricia May)
This is one of my biggest memories of growing up in Port Isaac: On summer days my mum Joyce May would take me and my sister Elizebath to Port Gavern beach for the day. My mum would make a packed lunch for us to eat on the beach, and a flask of tea for mum to drink and orange juice for... [more]
Shared on 13 January 2007
Extracts From Tintagel & Cornwall books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Tintagel, inspired by Frith photos.
Fabled Tintagel is the legendary birthplace of King Arthur. The cliffs and castle are sublime, with plunging chasms and precipices, and rough fragments of wall, bastion and gateway bound by china clay mortar. Here, the ragged clouds and the sheep shining in the stormy light combine to create a fanciful, romantic scene.
This is an extract from Cornwall Memories.
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Perched on rocky cliffs five miles north-west of Camelford, Tintagel probably owes its survival to its association with the Arthurian legends. The castle itself dates from c1145, and was built by Reginald, Earl of Cornwall, a bastard son of Henry I. The ruins date from the 12th to the 15th centuries, and it was opened to the public in 1852.... [more]
This is an extract from English Castles.
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Cornish Coast Photographic Memories
Despite the Arthurian legends attached to Tintagel, it seems doubtful that Camelot was actually here. There is no denying the power of the remains of the medieval castle on the 270-foot-high island, however - or their pulling power for visitors.
This is an extract from Cornish Coast Photographic Memories.
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