"Michael Lightfoot" <michael@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Chess One wrote:
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>> "Michael Lightfoot" <michael@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> At the moment http://www.cornwallcam.co.uk/evenearlier.htm
is showing
a
>>> view
>>> across the Tresillian River at Tresemple Pool towards the church at
>>> Merther
>>> where my g-grandmother was christened.
I found a nice map of the walk at
http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=10513
as well as another site to do with Francis Frith, with some old maps and
photos at
http://www.francisfrith.com/search/england/cornwall/tresillian/tresillian.htm
then on the same site some photos of Tresillian circa 1955
then some biographical details, including such as this Cornish family who
must have found a hole in the ground they liked down under:
Magor and Menadue families
In the 1840's Magors and Menadues migrated from Mithian to South
Australia,
and I am the product of the marriages between the families.
If anyone would like to correspond with me on this page I have more
details
and would love to learn new ones.
I live in Adelaide South Australia and am visiting Mithian in May 2007 to
learn what I can.
Thankyou
Ruth Gates nee MAGOR
My father's mother was a MENADUE
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Here's another hilarious episode - also to do with Australians:
Tregony clock tower
The clock tower has two dates on it - one from the original building, and
one from when it was restored. Apparently the village council sold the
clock
to a visiting Australian who wanted to take it back to his country. The
villagers were outraged, dismantled the clock overnight, and hid it in a
local field for twenty years until they were sure it was safe. Ealing
comedy
via Cornwall! I lived in the house in the photo, so the clock is very dear
to my heart -said Amanda Pickering.
//Phil Innes
> Tregothnan. There is a walk you can take along the old road created
> specifically so that Lord Falmouth had access to the Grampound Turnpike
at
> Tresillian. http://www.plants.info/gardens/tregothnan-drive.htm
>
> For links to the Boscawen family and the estate:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tregothnan
>
>> Man! We'll be doing real Cornish ghost stories soon.
>>
> Not much trouble with ghosts, but make sure you look after the piskies.
>
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> Michael Lightfoot
> Canberra, Australia
> michael@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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