Bodmin, H.M. Prison 1894
Photo ref:
33558A
Photo ref:
33558A
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This bleak mid-Victorian prison, at the northern edge of the town, was closed at the turn of the century, and quickly decayed into a chilling ruin. It is said that the townspeople relished public executions, crowding the slopes on the opposite side of the valley to watch and cheer.
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A Selection of Memories from Bodmin
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. Here are some from Bodmin
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Towards the end of WW2, I was evacuated to Bodmin. On arrival, we were taken by coach to a large hall. I suppose there must have been more than a hundred of us. At first, we noisily filled the hall, each with a single suitcase. At the far end, a number of posh looking ladies sat at a long trestle table. Then the locals came in through a side door and surveyed us before picking out someone to take home with them. My ...see more
I can remember a Mrs Goodman and her husband Tom there in the 1970's breeding Basset Hounds
I purchased Outlands in 1987 for £70,000, it was and still is my dream home with so much potential, we are still on generator and spring water, the river Camel with salmon and trout fishing is on one boundary and a stream on another boundry with a bridge to access the property.
The rear of the property has 200 acres of open forest and a little used extension of the Camel Trail that leads to Bodmin Moor one way and ...see more
When we used to have family holidays in Downderry year after year, we would visit Colliford Lake Park several times each holiday. It really was great fun there; the army jeep, the go cars, the play areas, the boats; there seemed to be 1001 things you could do at that place. A great place for a day out, imprinting powerful, wonderful memories.
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