Lerryn History Society
Group records
| REF | TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
| LER-1 | Lerryn History Society Oral History Project | A collection of interviews with individual Lerryn residents who reminisce about their childhood and working life. |
| LER-2 | The Mansell/P Barrett Collection | Contents listed but items not yet catalogued. |
| LER-3 | St Veep Church Roof Appeal | Contents listed but items not yet catalogued. |
| LER-4 | Red Store restoration | Awaiting indexing. |
| LER-5 | Realignment of Footpath 12 at Brockles Quay and other public access issues | A collection of papers concerning a dispute over the realignment of Footpath No 12 at Brockles Quay. Also... MORE |
| LER-6 | History of Myrtle Cottage | This is a piece of research compiled by Jim Kelly who bought the property in 1993. |
| LER-7 | Origins of the village school | A short document describing how in 1843 the Rev James Buller Kitson, incumbent at St Veep and Pelynt set about... MORE |
| LER-8 | Rebuilding Lerryn Memorial Hall | A short account of project planning and fund raising for the complete rebuild of the Lerryn Memorial Hall which was... MORE |
| LER-9 | River Lerryn Yacht Squadron Tenth Seagull Race 1997 | The 'Seagull Race' is a boat race on the River Lerryn, so named after the only type of engine allowed. This is an... MORE |
| LER-10 | History of the Red Store | A short history of the Red Store built on the River Lerryn in the mid nineteenth century for commercial use up to and... MORE |
| LER-11 | Red Store opinion survey form | Copy of the opinion survey form designed in 2002 for the first stage of public consultation on the purchase and... MORE |
| LER-12 | History of Lerryn Regatta | A brief history of Lerryn Regatta, a yearly event from 1870 to the first World War; revived in 1919 to just before the... MORE |
| LER-13 | Sixteenth century smelting in Lerryn | A scholarly study of Burchard Cranach including his metal smelting activities in Lerryn; and three photographs of a... MORE |
| LER-14 | Coronation Celebration Programme 1953 | Printed Programme for the 'Lerryn and St Veep Celebration of the Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II June 2nd,... MORE |
| LER-15 | Approval for Tree Felling, Ethy | Tree felling under the 'Forest Design Plan ref PE17 ETHY' has been approved by the Forestry Commission in accordance... MORE |
| LER-16 | Lerryn landingimprovement 1998 | Report of work done by The Fowey Harbour Commissioners to improve the Lerryn landing access facilities in 1998. |
| LER-17 | Sale of Rashleigh properties in St Veep | In 1911 several properties in St Veep owned by the Rashleigh family were put up for auction. Not all were sold at that... MORE |
| LER-18 | St Veep parish accounts 1873-1874 | The Reverend E H Glencross, vicar of St Veep, in account with the parishioners and subscribers, presents his accounts... MORE |
| LER-19 | A History of St Veep Church and Parish including Lerryn | |
| LER-20 | A History of St Veep | Sixth impression 2003 |
| LER-21 | Gwyn Barrett's (1990) thoughts of (early 20th C.) Lerryn | Gwyn Barrett's early memories of village life and a historic record of Lerryn. |
| LER-22 | Mrs R.A.Barrett's cash records, Lerryn Stores, 1964-81 | |
| LER-23 | Margaret Hoskin Collection | A miscellaneous group of items comprising: 1.A school project report on Lerryn Village and Collon Farm by Fenella... MORE |
| LER-24 | Invoice for repairs to Yonder Cott | Original invoice issued by C Hoskin & Son, Carpenters and Decorators of Lerryn, to Mr M Boreston [Mike Boraston],... MORE |
| LER-25 | Guide to the Olympic Games and London, 1948 | Pages from The Daily Telegraph |
| LER-26 | Poems by Bill Mansell, Flossie Wilton(?) | |
| LER-27 | Account of army posting to West Africa. G H Mansell | |
| LER-28 | Ownership of Pengillan (Avondale, Mixton Farm House) | Pengillan, formerly Avondale, formerly Mixton Farm House, was originally part of the Ethy estate. This piece of... MORE |
| LER-29 | Old Cornwall - Life in Cornwall A Century Ago | |
| LER-30 | Curious Cornwall. B. Trevail | |
| LER-31 | Saint Winnow, Saint and Churches | |
| LER-32 | Boconnoc - A Brief History | A short history of Boconnoc presented as a timeline with further descriptions of the Church, the Civil War, and the... MORE |
| LER-33 | Millennium in Lerryn | Two posters advertising a 'Torch Light Procession' |
| LER-34 | Couch's Mill Chapel - The Chapel of Beginnings | An account of the history of the Methodist Chapel in Couch's Mill, some anecdotes and notes on some of the families,... MORE |
| LER-35 | Recollections of Lerryn in the Twentieth Century | Gwyn Barrett was born in Lerryn in 1907 and moved to Tywardreath in 1986. His recollections of Lerryn were compiled in... MORE |
| LER-36 | Mrs R.A.Barrett's cash records, Lerryn Stores, 1964-81 | |
| LER-37 | Millennium Pantomime | A poster and a programme for the Lerryn Millennium Pantomime 15, 16 December 2000. Entitled 'Olive Green and the Seven... MORE |
| LER-38 | Golden Jubilee Celebrations | Programme with paper serviette from the event inserted. |
| LER-39 | Drawings of Lowertown, Lerryn | Photocopies of a pair of drawings of Lowertown, Lerryn, one looking upstream and one downstream. The upstream drawing... MORE |
| LER-40 | St Veep Tithe Apportionment 1839 | |
| LER-41 | St Veep Tithe Map 1842 | |
| LER-42 | St Winnow Tithe Apportionment 1839 | |
| LER-43 | St Veep Church restoration progress, 2000-05 | |
| LER-44 | History of Cornwall in 100 Objects, 2011 | |
| LER-45 | Guide to sources & palaeography training pack | |
| LER-46 | Village Hall re-building | |
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| LER-48 | Lerryn Celebrates Golden Jubilee 2002 | |
| LER-49 | Lerryn Film Club Opening | |
| LER-50 | History of Boconnoc. Talk by Andrew Foot, May 2011 | |
| LER-51 | Lerryn Players' Recession Review, December 2009 | |
| LER-52 | Lerryn Players' Recession Review, Saturday Night Finale, December 2009 | |
| LER-53 | Lerryn Players' Review 'King Arthur' | |
| LER-54 | Census Records for St Veep - Lerryn History Society Transcripts | Lerryn History Society Project. The project is ongoing and individual records will accrue as they become available. |
| LER-55 | Lerryn village photo archive, a short history of its compilation | Succinct description of the successive phases in the development of the photo archive, showing how each phase... MORE |
| LER-56 | Tenancies and land agreements in St Veep | The Rashleigh family of Menabilly were major landowners in St Veep. Their archive is in the the Cornwall Records... MORE |
| LER-57 | Lerryn Village Photo Archive | The origins of this Group was a Millennium Exhibition of memorabilia to celebrate life in the village over the... MORE |
| LER-58 | Parkyn, Peard and Penquite | Extract of a talk given by Paul Weatherhogg, Chairman, Lerryn History Society to Fowey Ladies Luncheon Club in 2013.... MORE |
| LER-59 | Lerryn Village Photo Archive on CD and Internet | In 2008 the Lerryn Memorial Hall Committee were custodians of the Lerryn Photo Archive, a collection of images from... MORE |
| LER-60 | Papers of Frank and Dorothy Bennett of Creek Cottage | A collection of domestic ephemera associated with Mr and Mrs Bennett's long and happy time in Creek Cottage, Lerryn. |
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| LER-62 | Lerryn History Society launches website | Cornish Guardian report of Lerryn History Society Open Day at which Sheryll Murray MP and Tamsin Daniel of the... MORE |
| LER-63 | Mr William Row. Surgeon of Lerryn, 1887 | Correspondence from David Row to Bernie Gibbons concerning his great grandfather Mr William Row, surgeon of Lerryn. |
| LER-64 | Lerryn Regatta & Sports Official Programme, 1955 | Printed Official Programme for the \\'Lerryn Regatta & Sports\\' Thursday 18th August 1955, price 3d. It details the... MORE |
| LER-65 | Eucharist for the Feast of St Veep, Order of Service | Order of Service for the Eucharist for the Feast of St Veep held on 4 July 2010, also the occasion of the Rev\\'d... MORE |
| LER-66 | St Veep and St Winnow Diamond Jubliee | St Veep and St Winnow Diamond Jubilee celebrations, in celebration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Programme and... MORE |
| LER-67 | Cornwall's Sporting Histories | Cornwall's Sporting Histories Leaflet of Events and exhibitions 2012. Prepared by The Cornish Archives Network and... MORE |
| LER-68 | Lerryn Carnival Committee Minutes Book 1980-1981 | Lerryn Carnival Committee Minutes Book for 1980 and 1981. Contains minutes of meetings held in the Village Hall on 18... MORE |
| LER-69 | Poor relief in St Veep, 1744-1867 | Extracts of St Veep parish records concerning relief of the Poor. Before the late nineteenth century people who... MORE |
| LER-70 | William Crocker | A collection of documents relating to William Crocker (1830 - 1913) and his family. He was a long-serving schoolmaster... MORE |
| LER-71 | James Stephens, licensee of the Crown Inn, Lerryn | James Stephens and his second wife Ann Kerswell were licencees and innkeepers of the Crown Inn Lerryn from about 1839... MORE |
| LER-72 | Newspaper extracts, St Veep, St Winnow 1787-1913 | News stories from St Veep and St Winnow extracted mostly from the Royal Cornwall Gazette. |
| LER-73 | Churchwardens' accounts, St Winnow, | These are extracts of holdings at the Cornwall Record Office, showing a range of churchwarden responsibilities:... MORE |
| LER-74 | Sale brochures for properties in St Veep Parish | Sale brochures for residential properties and farm land in the parish of St Veep produced by various local estate... MORE |
| LER-75 | St Veep Church, fund raising for roof repairs, 2003 | |
| LER-76 | Collection of papers relating to local regulations and community affairs | Miscellaneous scripts of local historical interest made or acquired by Esthermary Todd for her personal researches. |
| LER-77 | Record of the funeral of Kenneth Hoskin | Various documents regarding the funeral of Kenneth Hoskin at St Veep Church on 23 August 2011. |
| LER-78 | Reference books | Reference books of the local area and for the county of Cornwall. |
| LER-79 | Maps of local interest | These are maps copied from official sources for personal study. They have been variously enlarged, annotated, overlaid... MORE |
| LER-80 | Limestone and lime burning | Notes for an illustrated talk taken from the book 'Lime Kilns and Lime Burners of Cornwall' by Ken Isham. |
| LER-81 | Milestones, Bridges and Roads | A folder containing detailed research of milestones, bridges and roads of Cornwall. A book 'Cornish Milestones by... MORE |
| LER-82 | Collection of books to aid research | Title Deeds, Recording the Present,Reading Tudor and Stuart Handwriting, Guide to Cornish Probate Records |
| LER-83 | The Red Store Lerryn - Restoration | The Red Store Consultation Results Architect's drawings |
| LER-84 | St Veep Church and Glebe | St Veep Glebe Terrier 1727, Rural Dean Reports- 1825, St Veep Church a brief guide, The Church of St Veep Time Line,... MORE |
| LER-85 | Lerryn Regatta,Sports and St Veep and Lerryn Celebrations | Programmes for various years and events (not all years included) |
| LER-86 | Lerryn Regatta and Sports Photographs | Photographs of Lerryn Regatta and Sports |
| LER-87 | Cuttings from the Cornish Guardian and CD | Newspaper cuttings Red Store, St Veep Roof Fund, Lerryn Christmas Lights, Lerryn School, Lerryn Memorial Hall. CD... MORE |
| LER-88 | Lerryn over 60's Club Diaries | Diaries of events |
| LER-89 | Extracts of local interest from Cornwall Record Office | Miscellaneous extracts from the Cornwall Record Office acquired by Esthermary Todd for her personal research. |
| LER-90 | Parish Papers for St Winnow and St Veep | Parish magazines of various dates. |
| LER-91 | Various pamphlets advertising village events and places and extracts about Lerryn | Pamphlets from: Lerryn and District Village Produce Association The History of the Produce Association Lerryn... MORE |
| LER-92 | Historic ownership and sales details for some properties in Lerryn | Prynn's House (2 Fore Street), Lerryn. Hillside, Lerryn, Tivoli Park, Woodland and Quay. |
| LER-93 | The Elopement of Elizabeth Trestain of Tregenna, St Veep, with George Budge | Extract from the Royal Cornwall Gazette, Friday 18 June 1852. |
| LER-94 | St Veep Church Raise the Roof | Fund Raising information, Photographs, Leaflets Accounts, Costs |
| LER-95 | Census Records for St Veep and St Winnow | Hand written Census Returns |
| LER-96 | Yews for the Millennium | St Veep Parishioners had a picnic in the Churchyard whilst the bells were rung, The Yew tree for the millennium was... MORE |
| LER-97 | Census 1851 Vol.3 Part 5, St Veep, Lanreath, Boconnoc and Broadoak (Braddock) | Typed booklet of the 1851 Census Vol.3 Part 5 Parishes of St. Veep, Lanreath, Boconnoc, and Broadoak (Braddock). |
| LER-98 | Enquiry Regarding the Bassett Family in St Veep and St Winnow | Handwritten letter from Geoffrey Bassett enquiring about his ancestors in the parish of St Veep and St Winnow |
| LER-99 | St Veep Church Book of Marriages | Alphabetical index of Marriages up to Civil Registration for the Parish of St Veep |
| LER-100 | St Veep Church Burial Records | St Veep Church Burial Records includes date of death, age and index number |
| LER-101 | St Veep Population Movement in a Cornish Parish | Hand written information on population describing percentages of wages, occupations, birth rates, marriages etc.... MORE |
| LER-102 | Lerryn Post Office | Copy of Newspaper Cutting, Reitrement of Mr George Glanville and his Sister Beatrice after 47 years continuous service |
| LER-103 | Missing Silver Antiques | Lloyds Bank mislays St Veep Church silverware deposited with them for safe keeping |
| LER-104 | Poll Tax dispute | Fred Trull says under a treaty of 1508 between England and Cornwall no laws passed in Westminster are valid in... MORE |
| LER-105 | Lerryn Memorial Hall Old and New | Folder containing information on the old Hall, fund raising, opening of New Memorial Hall and events over the years |
| LER-106 | WW1 Roll of Honour | Brief details of Brice Barrett, Brice Bonney, Thomas Cocking, Kenneth Hoskin, Frederick James Payne, Samuel Searle and... MORE |
| LER-107 | Talks by Esther Mary Todd | 5 Talks by Esther Mary Todd A brief History of Lerryn Regatta, The Estblishment of Lerryn V.P. School, Burchard... MORE |
| LER-108 | Papers and correspondence regarding Footpath and Right of Way | papers and correspondance relating to footpath's and public right of way, includes copies of maps, correspondence and... MORE |
| LER-109 | Archaeological Finds | Newspaper cuttings relating to Roman Coins and pottery found locally |
| LER-110 | St Veep Parish Council | Various documents - Parochial Documents, Election and Map of Caradon Coastal Rural Area Local Plan |
| LER-111 | Refurbishment of St Veep Church | Various documents covering the proposed refurbishment of St Veep Church |
| LER-112 | Position of Graves at St Veep Church | Plan showing position of graves at St Veep Church |
| LER-113 | St Veep Parish Council - 100 years of local government | 2 x A4 pages folded into a Leaflet |
| LER-114 | Tithe Apportionments 1839, St Veep and St Winnow Parish | Handwritten information relating to Tithe Apportionment maps. Including names on landowners, tenants, field names and... MORE |
| LER-115 | History of the Church of St Winnow and the Chapel of St Nectan | Small booklet, being a copy of the original |
| LER-116 | History of Mixton House | Notes from a discussion with Ken Hoskin in 2011. List of documents of title for Mixton House. A photo copy of a... MORE |
| LER-117 | William Ede (aka Jack Trelawney) | Information about William Ede (otherwise known as Jack Trelawney) born in Lerryn on 4 February 1881. Extracts of... MORE |
| LER-118 | The Cornish Telegraph dated Tuesday, March 20, 1890 (reproduction) | A reproduction copy of The Cornish Telegraph dated 20 March 1890 commissioned by the Cornish Mining World Heritage... MORE |
| LER-119 | The Giant's Hedge | Photocopies of extracts relating to the Giants Hedge from: - Gilbert Davies, The Parochial History of Cornwall, vol.... MORE |
| LER-120 | Welcome to St Winnow Leaflet | A leaflet with the title 'Welcome to St Winnow'. Prepared by St Winnow Church, welcoming newcomers to the parish of... MORE |
| LER-121 | A History of St Veep Church & Parish including Lerryn by Andrew Foot | A book, 'A History of St Veep Church & Parish including Lerryn, by Andrew Foot with illustrations by Darla Morgan and... MORE |
| LER-122 | Weslyan Methodist Chapel, Lerryn | Brief notes about the Chapel. Form consenting to acting as Trustee of the Methodist Church, Lerryn. Copy of... MORE |
| LER-123 | Couch's Mill, Methodist Chapel | Copy of Deed dated 1 May 1940, appointing new Trustees of Couch's Mill, Methodist Chapel. |
| LER-124 | Trecangate Bible Christian Chapel | The Bible Christian Methodist Preachers' Plan for the Looe Circuit, 1901. Includes Looe, Polperro, Herodsfoot,... MORE |
| LER-125 | Minute Book of Lerryn and District Institute | Minute book of the Trustees of Lerryn & District Institute from May 1938 to April 1952. Trustees: George Venning,... MORE |
| LER-126 | Order of Service for Liskeard R D Council Civic Service at the Parish Church of St Veep | Order of service for Liskeard Rural District Council Civic Service at the Parish Church of ST Ciricus and St Julitta,... MORE |
| LER-127 | Sale Catalogue of The Ethy Estate | Sale catalogue for the Ethy Estate by order of the Court of Protection. Sale by auction at the Guildhall, Lostwithiel... MORE |
| LER-128 | Lerryn Maypole | Lerryn Maypole as reported in The Bridge in 1998 from a report in the local paper in May 1949 and supplied by Helena... MORE |
| LER-129 | A History of St Veep Church | A brief history of St Veep Church, reproduced by kind permission of Andrew Foot. |
| LER-130 | A Celebration for the Life of Esthermary Todd | Order of Service 'A Celebration for the Life of Esthermary Todd', 1935 - 2017 at the Parish Church of St Veep, Monday... MORE |
| LER-131 | Boconnoc - Cornwall's Unspoilt Historical Gem | Notes issued to visitors to Boconnoc. Includes a brief history of the Estate and House and Boconnoc House today. |
| LER-132 | Lerryn and St Veep Memorial Hall | An account of the building of the first Lerryn Memorial Hall compiled by Jim Kelly who was the Secretary of the... MORE |
| LER-133 | St Veep Glebe Terrier 1727 | 1 typed sheet and 2 hand written sheets of A4 by Esthermary Todd taken from 'A Calendar of Cornish Glebe Terriers 1673... MORE |
| LER-134 | Fundraising for repairs to St Veep Church | Newspaper cuttings dated 13 January 2005 'St Veep Celebrates as Repairs to Village Church Completed', with photo of... MORE |
| LER-135 | The 1913 China Clay Strike | The story of Cornwall's most turbulent industrial dispute 'The 1913 China Clay Strike' |
| LER-136 | Cornwall Marriage Index - Parish of St Winnow | Marriage Transcription Index for the Parish of St Winnow |
| LER-137 | Part of the river bank known locally as 'France'. | Possible explanation as to why part of the river bank is locally known as 'France'. |
| LER-138 | Royal Engineers, Fowey Attachment, July 1914 | Photo of the Royal Engineers, Fowey Attachment, dated 17 July 1914. in a folder. Photo taken at Scraesdon Fort (at... MORE |
| LER-139 | Personal Papers of the Phillips, Howells and Elin Family | Assortment of papers once in the ownership of the Elin family, some also relating to Mrs Elin's parents, Mr and Mrs... MORE |