St Austell, Fore Street 1898
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St Austell has been branded 'an old-fashioned and somewhat gloomy town' by a Victorian guidebook. Its prosperity derives almost entirely from the china clay. The town retains its narrow and cramped medieval streets. Fore Street is bounded by the fine parish church, built of yellow Pentewan stone.
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A Selection of Memories from St Austell
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 Austell
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From the point where this pic is taken, I remember as a child walking by on a Saturday and there was a man with a whicker basket selling hot pasties. About the mid 1960's. He didn't just shout 'Hot Pasties' , he used to shout 'Hot Pastaaayyy'.
I lived in Coalville in 1940. My father was a Police Inspector and we lived at the Vaughan Street Police station. There were two flats, the other was occupied by Dad's Sergeant. The Court used to sit upstairs in another part of the building. I went to Bridge Road School, starting as an infant. I remember that there was a non-performing fair that was marooned in Coalville at that time - the fair's heavy vehicles had ...see more
I can remember going to the top of kings hill in Hengoed , up some steps and into the stute. It seemed a massive building to me as a child. I can still remember the smell of it. And the fact that children were only allowed in a certain part to buy sweets. Has anyone got any photos of the stute ,or memories of it. It was pulled down ,I think in the 1960,s. Kim price( Carey)
My name is Sandra Palmer [nee Ricks] and I lived in 23 Harnage Road until it was demolished for redevelopment. Lived there with my parents, Florrie and Len, sister Yvonne and my nan Ada Davis.
I went to St. George's School and remember many of my teachers - Miss Masters in the nursery,Mrs Richardson [who I thought was posh because she drank coffee] , Mrs Reed, Miss Davis and Mr Church who was also ...see more
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