Cawsand, Whitsand Bay And Rame Head c.1955
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C53035
Photo ref:
C53035
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The small square chapel on Rame Head is that of St Michael, built in the 14th century; it originally housed a beacon to guide ships into Plymouth Sound just round the corner. Eight miles offshore is the Eddystone Lighthouse, the fifth tower to stand on the famous reef and completed in 1882.
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A Selection of Memories from Cawsand
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 Cawsand
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Our family moved here from Plymouth in the mid fifties
Have fond memories of days spent on the beach when we were children.
We lived in Armada Road and in a rented property near the Old Ship Inn.
Things I remember were having to walk to Millbrook every Sunday morning to go to church.
The 2 hour Bus and Ferry ride then another bus to get to school in Plymouth every day.
We moved to London later but I ...see more
I recall many a happy memory at Cawsands and kingsand, fathers family were from Millbrook.
we spent many many hours at both. I recall waiting for the ferry boat from Plymouth to come into the beach. My aunty Ruth, dads sister, was coming with new red plastic shoes for me,Then when she arrived and I had on my new red shoes(beach shoes), running into the sea, I fell in the ...see more
You werent dreaming Patricia! - they were there and they are still there from Easter to the end of September. They are on the beach walking from Cawsand to Kingsand and then on for half a mile or so towards Plymouth. They are as loved now as they ever were. Best Wishes Gillian
When I was three or four years old I visited Cawsand for a family holiday. I remember it very clearly because, for various reasons, it was the only holiday we all went on together. I am hoping someone might be able to solve an on-going mystery. We stayed in a wooden-framed canvas chalet which was set, with about eight or so others, on a concrete plinth reached by steps up from the beach. There were no loos (only the ...see more
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