St Columb Major, Fair Street 1906
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Photo ref:
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St Columb's most famous son was James Polkinghorne, who divided his time between being landlord of the Red Lion and participating in Cornish wrestling. This was once a major sport: Polkinghorne, as Cornish Champion, fought in front of a crowd of 17,000 when he faced Devon Champion Abraham Cann in 1826.
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A Selection of Memories from St Columb Major
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 St Columb Major
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My paternal grandmother, named in title, was born & lived in Bank Street in 1882, and so she would have been about 9 in this photo!
I have just came across a letter about my father (Matthew Fury) who was killed at St Columb during the Second World War, my father was with his regiment 219/46Light A.A Battery. R.A. The letter was sent to my grandmother in 1941 by my dad's Commanding Officer (Major A. W. Smyllie) who was billleted at The Red Lion Hotel in 1941. My dad was an Ack-Ack Gunner, when the German aircraft came over dropping their ...see more
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