Childhood Memories of an Evacuee - Sunday Observance
A fascinating article, kindly sent to us by John Tinham. John lives in Farnborough, Kent which he tells us is now in the London…
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Memories & everyday life
First-hand memories, community life, celebrations, customs and ordinary days remembered.
Early Memories of an Evacuee
The following has kindly been sent by John Tinham who was evacuated to Pensilva during the war. John has lived in the village of…
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Fool's Corner
The following article written in 1984 is reproduced by kind permission of Yvonne Gilbert. Pensilva almost 40 years ago Fool's Corner…
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Going to the Well
The following article written in 1984 is reproduced by kind permission of Yvonne Gilbert. Pensilva almost 40 years ago Going to the…
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The following email has been received form Mrs Marie Bennett in Hertfordshire: My Mum worked in my Aunty Hilda's shop in Princess…
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Jubilee Farm
The census of 1841 shows just one house and one family living in Pensilva or 'Bodmonland' as it was called at that time. The house was…
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The following article is reproduced by kind permission of Yvonne Gilbert: FOLK TALE OF THE GROVE As you stand beside the entrance to…
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The following memories of the village have kindly been provided by Dennis and Doreen Cardew of St Ive. Dennis Cardew Memories from…
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Mrs Marie Bennett
The following has been received from Mrs. Bennett who lives in Hertfordshire: I was born in Pensilva in 1935 at a farm called SILVER…
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My Life as a Rural Doctor's Wife over 3 Decades
The following talk was given by Jane Mann to the Pensilva History Group on Wednesday 28th November 2012. The full content of Jane's…
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Pensilva and St Ive Schools
The History Group was very pleased to receive these photos from Ian Titchner of Pensilva. He had spotted this unusual old postcard for…
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Pensilva Coronation Day - 2nd June 1953
The following article has been written and researched by Sandra Pearson, Secretary of the Pensilva History Group. From The Cornish…
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Put On - Take Off Stones
If you drive through the village of St Ive Cross, just before the single track road begins a long, steady uphill climb, a small…
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Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
The following article has been written and researched by Sandra Pearson, Secretary of the Pensilva History Group: Here is a flavour of…
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Sunday School Outing 1973
This photograph and the following information had been kindly sent by Ruth Baker of Pensilva. Sunday School outing 1973 Pensilva,…
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The Cornish Penny
Cornish currency has been issued in various forms since medieval times and possibly earlier. One early story tells that the Cornish…
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The Independent Order of Rechabites
The Independent Order of Rechabites was a Friendly and Temperance Society who took their name from a biblical tribe who were…
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The Salvation Army
The photographs show the Salvation Army Hut in Lower Middle Hill in Pensilva. As well as the Salvation Army the hut has accommodated…
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