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The evening delivery of letters extended to outlying villages of Ventonleague, Angarrack, Guilford and High-lanes
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PHILLACK. At the request of the Local Board the evening delivery
of letters has been extended to the outlying villages of
Ventonleague, Angarrack, Guilford, and High-lanes, and
will be a great accommodation to these places. A pillar-
box, which will be cleared three times a day, has been
placed at Ventonleague thus saving tbe journey of half
a mile to the Copperhouse Post-office.
Royal Cornwall Gazette - Thursday 25 October 1888
of letters has been extended to the outlying villages of
Ventonleague, Angarrack, Guilford, and High-lanes, and
will be a great accommodation to these places. A pillar-
box, which will be cleared three times a day, has been
placed at Ventonleague thus saving tbe journey of half
a mile to the Copperhouse Post-office.
Royal Cornwall Gazette - Thursday 25 October 1888
The Bridgnorth Castle-hill inclined railway | Except as to power and gradient it is an Angarrack incline
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The Bridgnorth Castle-hill inclined railway unites the high and low towns of Bridgnorth, now joined by a flight of 200 steps and long sloping paths. The rise is one loot in a horizontal length of leet; the length of the rail 210 feet ; the vertical rise or lift 111 feet. Water is the motive power, employed as a balance or counter weight. Except as to power and gradient it is an Angarrack incline : only we would rather break from that and run in trucks to Hayle sandhills than break (and with it dislocate necks) at Bridgnorth or Lynton.
Cornishman - Thursday 28 July 1892
Cornishman - Thursday 28 July 1892
A curious "message from the sea" has been picked up on Hayle beach | Trivia
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HAYLE.
MESSAGE FROM THE SEA — A curious "message from the sea" has been picked up on Hayle beach, and delivered to the collector of customs. It consists of two bottles strung about a foot apart and securely sealed. One of the bottles contains three letters, directed to Hamburg, and two sixpences, with a request that the letters be posted at once, and the ship reported, the finder to have the other bottle, containing a pint of rum for his trouble. The request is dated 1st December, off Cape Lizard, on board the Danish brig Anne, Georgina, from Hamburg, bound to La Guayna, (Venezuela).
Royal Cornwall Gazette - Saturday 24 December 1870
DRIFTED OVER 50 MILES. PICKED UP ON HAYLE BEACH | Trivia
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DRIFTED OVER 50 MILES.
PICKED UP ON HAYLE BEACH.
Mr. W. H. Phillips, of High-street, Woolwich, who is paying a visit to Ventonleague, Hayle, was walking along Hayle beach one day last week when picked up a small tin and on opening it found a paper enclosed, on one side of which was written in pencil:
"This tin was thrown in Poldhu River, near Helston, Cornwall, England, by F. Bennett, on the 15th day of Sept., 1911. I wonder how .... travel." The intermediate word or words were illegible. On the other side was written "The river flows the sea. F. Bennett, Roskear House, Camborne, Cornwall, England, Sept. 15th, 1911."
The words "Notice inside tin" were scratched on tho bottom of the tin. read more »
