Lanivet, St Benet's Abbey 1931
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Photo of Lanivet, St Benet's Abbey 1931

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The old abbey just outside the village was founded in 1411 as a Benedictine hospital, but at the Dissolution it came into the hands of the Courtenay family who made it into a residence. At a later date, stone from the cloisters and the top of the tower (seen behind) was taken to build a farmhouse.

An extract from Churches of East Cornwall Photographic Memories.

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A Selection of Memories from Lanivet

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 Lanivet

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I have bought Joan the Wad Cornish pickles at the Abbey and caught a trout in the river that runs in front of it. I was evacuated to the village in the war to Church Town Farm with Mr and Mrs Greenway and there was a large monkey puzzle tree in the front garden. Only this week I was given one of my own. It also gave me a love of the countryside. I worked on a farm down there when I left school and we all come to Cornwall ...see more