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Pentewan, The Harbour 1912
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The little dock at Pentewan was an important shipping place for china clay after a railway was built down the valley from St Austell in 1829. Coal was imported for St Austell. A village grew up around the dock – we can see the school on the right. The Pentewan Railway closed in 1918, and the harbour soon became blocked and disused.

An extract from Cornwall County Memories.

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Cornwall County Memories

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A Selection of Memories from Pentewan

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 Pentewan

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She Sent Us Primroses
In the centre of the picture, the smaller house I believe is 'Cosy Cot' where my aunt Phyllis and cousin Peter spent WW2 and experienced the death of my Uncle Alf in the RAF in 1940. I remember that fragrant parcels used to arrive in the spring, wrapped in greaseproof paper and damp newspaper. They were the primroses and violets that Phyllis picked and sent to us "townies" who lived near London. She had ...see more
Pentewan, the Square from the East c1955
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Despite over 20 years’ work on the archive, these scans have still not been individually checked and may prove to be damaged, faded, or not of sufficient quality to ever be offered in our full product range. However, if you would particularly like to buy one of these please get in touch quoting the Frith negative number,(s) the town name and size of print you would like to buy. On receipt of your enquiry our archivist will check the scan and advise you if the quality is good enough.

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