Penwith Local History Group
Publications of the Penwith Local History Group
The most recent publication is:
West Cornwall Homes and Households 1550 -
Chapters cover many historical periods:
Daily lives of wives of Master Mariners, Newlyn
Homes and Households in Carnyorth
(sources 17th century and later)
Trewinnard House and its influence on the locality
The Model Village of Halsetown & political background
Wellington Place and Terrace – Georgian Penzance
Vellanoweth grist mill and cottages
Farms and cottages of Rosmodress Manor
The hamlet and farm of Kerrow, Zennor
The Laity family at Bostrase
The Runcimans and St. Ives
The supply of furniture in West Cornwall
The Pascoes of St. Hilary
A History of Myrtle Cottage, Newlyn
Price £9.50 (+p&p) ISBN 9780954024956
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West Cornwall in the Twentieth Century : Life in Penwith
Penwith was in danger of losing an enormous amount of information about its relatively recent life and times if we, the local history group, neglected to do anything about it.
Black & white photographs, drawings and coloured photographs. Also a pull out map of Penwith with glossary and distances.
Thirteen articles:
~Introduction by Susan Hoyle (Chair of Group).
~Penwith from the sea, reminiscences of a Fishery Officer by Glynn Richards.
~A migrant miner from St. Just at the turn of the 20th century by Ron Hogg.
~Recollections of early days in Carnyorth 1904-
~Goldsithney School by Joan Howells.
~Zennor Farmers, some old codgers by Jean Nankervis.
~Corpus-
~Groping in the dark? By Dawn Walker (history of archaeology in 20th. Century, west Cornwall).
~Renouncing War, the Nancledra community 1940-
~A woman’s place? Madron village life by Jenny Dearlove.
~The rise and fall of a Penzance business 1900-
~Wheal Betsy Cottage: An arts & crafts house in Newlyn by Pamela Lomax.
~Onward Christian Soldiers by Anthony Noonan.
~Early Motoring in West Penwith by Margery Perry.
West Cornwall in the Twentieth Century : Life in Penwith
Price: £12.95 ISBN 0-
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Postage and Packing charges
Please add the relevant P & P charge to the sum for the book (s) you order.
These
charges are per book
Collected from the Morrab Library, Penzance....no charge
UK (2nd class)....£2.20
Europe (airmail)....£4.30
Rest of the World (surface)....£4.30
Rest of the World (airmail).... please enquire
Please send your order with payment (by cheque made out to
Penzance Local History Group)
to the PLHG Secretary (Mrs. D. Walker)
c/o Morrab Library, Penzance, TR18 4DA
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Past Publications
All these titles have been published by the Penwith Local History Group unless otherwise notified and are now out of print.
2005:
Treasures of the Morrab: A Penzance library that has more than books
Editor June Palmer.
Topics include:
St. Just Easter Book,
witchcraft,
a midshipman's journal,
a visit to London,
theatre,
H.S.Tremenheere,
J.P.Vibert,
a satirical poem,
Borlase Journals,
Morrab Library photographic collection,
Scientific and Industrial exhibition, drama society, Morrab Library
Price £12.95 ISBN 0 9520661 6 5
1992
Ashtown Farm : An Exploratory Local and Natural History Survey,
Editor Todd Gray,
published by the Institute of Cornish Studies.
Topics include history, farming, and fishing, demographics, mining and natural history
ISBN 0 9036866 7 8
1994
Three Hundred Years on Penwith Farms,
Editors Veronica Chesher and June Palmer;
colour pages from the Lanhydrock Map. The farms are Boscean, Bosweddan, Bosorne, Penolva, Raginnis, Treopy, Retallack, Porthmeor, Embla and Trenhayle.
ISBN 0 9524744 0 9
CD available from belerionbooks@earthlink.net
1998
West Penwith at the time of Charles ll,
Editor Helen Beaufort-
illustrations S.J.Haxton.
Topics include: the locals, one-
ISBN 0 9524744 1 7
2000
In and Around Penzance during Napoleonic Times
Editor June Palmer.
Topics include: Penzance development, military defences, the
port of Penzance, fishing, agriculture, faith groups, the Poor Law, education, crime
and punishment, Humphry Davy, W. Tremenheere, leisure, peace celebrations.
ISBN 0 9534356 2 8
2003
Newlyn Life 1870 -
Editor Veronica Chesher.
Topics include: the new road, harbour developments, weather,
fishing, the community, women's employment, house and home, oral interviews, water
and sewerage, religious institutions, education, guide books.
ISBN 0 9534356 4 4
