Perranporth, Cornwall

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Old Photos of Perranporth
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Perranporth in 1935

Perranporth in 1914

Old Maps of Perranporth

Historic Maps of Perranporth and the local area.

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Map of Perranporth in 1895

Map of Perranporth in 1900

Map of Perranporth in 1919

Map of Perranporth in 1946

Map of Perranporth in 1906

Sheet Maps of Perranporth

Historic Folded Sheet Maps of Perranporth and the local area, matching current OS Landranger Sheet Maps.

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Shows Perranporth in 1813

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Shows Perranporth in 1919

Shows Perranporth in 1813

Books about Perranporth
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18 photo books on Perranporth and the surrounding area.

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Cover image of Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories

Cover image of Newquay Photographic Memories

Cover image of Truro Photographic Memories

Cover image of Truro - A History and Celebration

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Memories of Perranporth
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Perranporth Primary School In 1960

I began school in the hut above the playing fields ( later becoming the scout/guide hut and play group). Miss Howlet was our teacher, we sang and heard bible stories and use little coloured sticks for our sums. Playing with brown plasticine or toys from the cupboard in the afternoon. When it was cold our little bottles of milk were placed on the heater to warm. A year later we moved to the ...see more

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1946 The Lookout, Ponsmere Kenneth Edwards Son Of Residents Sydney Herbert & Frances Eliza Nee Tyler Married

His father Sydney had been a Police Inspector who served in Rhodesia, and lived in Perranporth in a property called Inyanga and was a members of the Golf Club. Kenneth & Nellie Edwards were residents of the town up to the 1990s and her sister Mrs Eileen Mace became a resident in the 1970s. On 8th September 1946 Kenneth married Widow Nellie Kathleen Drake in Brixton.

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Perranporth Primary School In 1960

1946 The Lookout, Ponsmere Kenneth Edwards Son Of Residents Sydney Herbert & Frances Eliza Nee Tyler Married