Cremyll, Point And HMS Impregnable 1904
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Cremyll has long been a crossing place from the Rame peninsula to the Devon side of the Tamar estuary. The old HMS 'Impregnable', moored in this stretch of water opposite Devonport Dockyard, was a training ship for boys. A 98-gun ship of the line, she was launched at Chatham in 1810 and took part in the bombardment of Algiers six years later.

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A Selection of Memories from Cremyll

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 Cremyll

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It was about 1956 that my twin sister and I stayed at the Mountedgecomb Arms which our grandmother owned. We have very happy memories of walking over Mount Edgecombe and seeing films in Millbrook village hall. We went to tea with Mrs Strutt and her family, if I remember right there were two boys and one daughter. Sadly it was the last time that we saw our grandmother.  Cremyll has a big place in our happy memories. It ...see more