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Gwennie's and herhusband lived in Mount's Road. Gwennie's husband, Willie TOY built a cafe for her on the land in front of their house and beside his own workshop. It was right on top of the cliff near BLUE BUOY.
Mr LAITY of Sunset Farm falls from waggon and sustains compound fracture.
Mary Anne Eddy TOY nee HOSKING, outside her husband's net loft in Mounts Road, holding her grandaughter Rosemary TOY c1942.
This book of reference dated 1868 relates to the harbour, Harbour and Dock and Acts of Parliament.
Copies of original documents.
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/flip1868bookofreference/index.html
Porthleven Telegraph Office opens to the Public 01 Oct 1879.
The first telegram was despatched by Mr Rogers of Penrose.
News papers cuttings reporting on illness and death of John TREGEMBO
Newspaper cutting of DEATH of Richard Kitto RICHARDS in Transvaal 1911
Cornish Champions at Bath and West Show 1950 T G RICHARDS
1948 West Cornwall Hospital Management Recruitment Nurses
Shrubberies Housing Development
see location at https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/50.08295/-5.31106
Peter Treloar KITCHEN (1817-1899) kept a journal from 1833 till a few weeks before his death in 1899.
The first part of the journal contains details of deaths, often with some added information and often with a 4-line text beneath the death details.
Sithney 15th August 1780
The Will of One John Richards lately Deced, Proved in Common form before the Revd Mr John Fisher Clerk Bachelor of Arts Surrogate Etc And Admion of the Goods etc of the said Deced...
Lifeguard Hut being lowered into position from Mounts Road, onto Blue Buoy Steps above the beach 23 June 2016.
The lorry delivering this lifeguard apparatus has to reverse all the way down Shrubberies Hill requiring great skill and stamina from the driver. At the end of the season the process has to be reversed as the weather is too severe to leave the unit in position throughout the winter...
Newspaper Report of concern for Ship Concord - Captain Edwin Pascoe