St
Keverne Local History Society
Website
The Local History society website
holds the archive of Canon Diggens
who was vicar in St Keverne at the
end of the 19th century.
The archive includes information on
Antiquities, Shipwrecks, Rebellions,
Ancient Customs, Superstitions,
Smuggling, The Old Manors of St -
Keverne....
Also on the site are Parish Records
of baptisms, marriages, burials and
census, some dating from 1580.
Included are tape recorded memories
of people who remembered the Mohegan
disaster in 1898 (mp3).
The shipwreck of the Barque John, Old
Parish Photographs of St Keverne and
Coverack, Old Documents, Downloads,
Guest
book, etc.. |
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| A Quick Guide to some
of some of the Villages of The
Lizard Peninsula. Includes an
interactive map to help you find
your way around, from Helston down
to the Lizard
Point. |
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Old News
Friday 23 September 1836
PILCHARD FISHERY - Several seans
have enclosed a quantity of fine
pilchards at Perhala, Proustock, and
the Lizard, some of which have been
brought to Falmouth and sold at 2s.
per hundred. It will be late for the
Foreign market, but the benefit of
the poor being able to lay in their
winter stock will be great.
The south coast appears to abound with fish,
which show a disposition to come in
to the shore.
14th October 1836
GIGANTIC CARROT - An
extraordinarily large carrot has
lately been drawn in the garden of
Mr. Jas. Michell, grocer, of St.
Keverne, measuring in length 14¼
inches, in circumference 10½ inches,
and weighing 1 lb 12 oz.
more...
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Free Cornwall OPC Database
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks
The old genealogy records in this database have been donated by volunteer transcribers worldwide.
Although every effort has been made to ensure that the transcriptions are as accurate as possible,
researchers are advised to consult the originals for themselves.
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Diving the Wrecks of The
Lizard First choice for
divers on their annual south-westerly
pilgrimage. Last stop for hundreds of
ships. Clear water. Great deeps.
Shallow rummages. A reef named the
Manacles. All things to all divers.
Welcome to the Lizard!
The Lizard is not named after some
legendary beast - although it is a land
where such stories abound.
The Lizard sticks out into the Channel so
far that it is the biggest ship trap in
British waters. In fact, so many ships have
fallen victim to the Lizard's cliffs
and underwater reefs that the Admiralty
advises navigators to keep three or more
miles off shore in any kind of rough
weather |
RNLI Lifeboats The RNLI is funded
entirely by voluntary donations and
legacies. For them
to continue to save
lives at sea and fund their plans for
the future, they need your help.
Air Ambulance
We depend almost
entirely on the community, local
business and the dedication of our
staff and volunteers to ensure
Cornwall will always have helimed 181
to call upon, and on behalf of all our
patients, and their friends and
family, we want to say a very big
thank you for everything you did to
help us. Please help support us
again this year. |
