Nostalgic memories of Nancledra's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Nancledra Days 1946 was the year that our family life in Nancledra began. What a relief it must have been to our parents, Peggy and Arthur Caddick to move into Windswept Cottage. The war years in London were over and they both felt a huge sense of freedom and hope for the future. Windswept cottage had been sadly neglected and required fumigating but they were not deterred. They had, at last, found the home ...see more
My great grandmother was born in Nancledra. Her father was a tin miner at Wheal Kitty and she was a tin dresser when she was older. She married a farm labourer and moved to St Erth. The family stories about this area are very vivid - picnics on Trencromb Hill, the strictness of the school masters and the pride of the Cornish people.