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    • Indenture’s of Launceston
    • Rare Launceston Mint Coin
    • Launceston’s Royal Standard
    • A Launceston Love Story
    • A Trip around Launceston by Jim Edwards
    • Launceston’s Important Dates
    • The Aftermath Fund
      • Pennygillam
    • Governance of Launceston
      • Launceston Borough/Town Council
        • Cecil Henry Robins a year as mayor
        • Launceston Town Council 1858-1880
        • Launceston Town Council 1881-1890
        • Launceston Town Council 1891
        • Launceston Town Council 1892
        • Launceston Town Council 1893
        • Launceston Town Council 1894
        • Launceston Town Council 1895
        • Launceston Town Council 1896
        • Launceston Town Council 1897
        • Launceston Town Council 1898
        • Launceston Town Council 1899
        • Launceston Town Council 1900
        • Launceston Town Council 1901
        • Launceston Town Council 1902
        • Launceston Town Council 1903
        • Launceston Town Council 1904
        • Launceston Town Council 1905
        • Launceston Town Council 1906
        • Launceston Town Council 1907
        • Launceston Town Council 1908
        • Launceston Town Council 1909
        • Launceston Town Council 1910
        • Launceston Town Council 1911
        • List of Launceston Mayor’s
        • Mayoral Gallery
        • Cecil Henry Robins a year as mayor
      • Launceston and the Suffragettes
      • Launceston Members of Parliament
      • 1826 General Election
      • 1874 General Election
      • Rural District Council Meetings 1894-1910
    • Reminiscences of Launceston
      • Farmer Braddon’s Notebook
      • A memory of Lifton by Brian Keighley.
      • Eldred Broad’s Reminiscences
      • Reminiscences of Dr. Charles Gibson.
      • Memories of a Grandfather
      • Reminiscences of George Orchard
      • Reminiscences of Jack Earle
      • Reminiscences of John Ching
      • Reminiscences of John Dingley
      • Reminiscences of Richard Robbins
      • Richard Robbins 1856 Lecture
      • Richard Robbins 1884 Lecture
      • Voice from the Past
      • The Memories of Stanley Tout
      • Reminiscences of Thomas Vosper
      • Spoken Memories
    • St. Leonards Fair.
    • The curse of the Black Witch
    • 1892 Elopement Scandal
    • 1549 Prayer Book Rebellion
    • Launceston Cake
    • Launceston Events
      • Beating of the Bounds
      • Launceston Horse Show
      • 1931 Launceston Pageant
      • Launceston Water Fair
      • Royal Visits
    • Launceston and the Suffragettes
    • Launceston Ghost Stories
      • The Ghost of Dorothy Dinglet
      • Madford Ghost.
    • Pirates and Plague at Launceston
    • Sal Tregenna and Our L’il Village
      • A ‘Untin We Will Go.
      • All O’ A Bussell
        • All of a Bussell (Translated version)
      • BUDGETS an’ BUST-UPS
      • Carryin’ On!
      • Zilas an’ th’ Zider
  • The Place
    • Buildings of Launceston
      • 1 and 2, Church Street
      • Belle Vue
      • Castle Hill House
      • Chinthurst, St. Stephens Hill
      • Hurdon
      • Hurdon Way Estate
      • Landrends
      • Launceston Guildhall and Town Hall
      • Launceston Masonic Lodge
      • Launceston Meat Market House
      • Launceston’s 20th Century House Developments
      • Lawrence House
      • Liberal Club
      • Madford
      • Manaton House
      • Newport Round House
      • No 18/16 Western Road
      • No.20 Church Street.
      • No.5 Southgate Street.
      • Noah’s Ark Tenement.
      • Oddfellows Hall
      • Pendruccombe House.
      • Priory House
      • Ridgegrove Mill
      • Tamar View Terrace
      • The Brotherhood Hall
      • Winsor House and Terrace.
    • The Nailed Skull of Launceston Priory.
    • Launceston Businesses
    • Launceston’s Water Supply.
      • Launceston’s Water Supply Development
    • Launceston Police and Crime
    • Miscellaneous
    • Rivers of Launceston.
      • Lowley Brook.
      • River Inney.
      • River Kensey.
      • River Lynher.
      • River Ottery.
      • River Tamar.
  • The People
  • The Parishes
    • Altarnun
    • Ashwater
    • Bolventor
      • Bronn Wennili
      • Jamaica Inn
      • Dozmary Pool
    • Bradstone
    • Boyton
      • Boyton Marriage Register 1568-1804
      • Boyton Methodist Chapel
      • Boyton Bridge
      • Polapit Tamar
    • Egloskerry
      • Egloskerry Church Clock
        • Egloskerry Marriage Registers 1574-1812
    • Dunterton.
    • Laneast
      • Laneast Marriage Registers 1680 -1812
    • Broadwoodwidger
    • Lawhitton
      • The Bennetts Arms.
      • Wishworthy and Bulsworthy
    • Lewannick
      • Lewannick 1938 P.O. Directory
      • Lewannick Marriage Registers 1675-1812
    • Lewtrenchard
    • Lezant
      • Lezant 1938 P.O. Directory
      • Lezant Marriage Registers 1539-1812
      • Landue House.
    • Lifton
      • Lifton from the Kelly’s Directory of 1902
      • Lifton Primary School
      • Lifton Roller Mill (Spry Mill)
      • A memory of Lifton by Brian Keighley.
      • Ambrosia
    • Linkinhorne
    • Luffincott
      • Luffincott in 1902
    • Kelly
    • Milton Abbot.
      • Milton Abbot in 1902
    • North Hill
      • North Hill Baptisms
      • North Hill Marriage Registers 1555-1748
      • Nine Stones, Eastmoor
      • Trewortha Marsh
    • North Petherwin
    • St. Clether.
      • St. Clether Marriage Registers 1640-1811
    • South Petherwin.
      • South Petherwin 1901 Census
      • South Petherwin 1911 Census
      • South Petherwin 1939 Register
      • South Petherwin Headstone Inscriptions
      • South Petherwin Burials 1656-1735
      • South Petherwin Marriage Register 1656-1812
      • South Petherwin School Gallery
      • South Petherwin Baptist Chapel
      • South Petherwin Village Pump
      • Petherwin Beds
      • Trebursye Manor
    • St. Giles on the Heath.
      • St. Giles in the Heath in 1902
      • St. Giles in the Heath Burials 1663-1812
      • St. Giles in the Heath Baptisms 1653-1773
      • St. Giles in the Heath Burials 1837-1904
      • St. Giles in the Heath Marriage Registers 1602-1812
      • St. Giles in the Heath Marriage Registers 1837-1897
    • Stoke Climsland
    • Stowford
    • Trecollas Bible Christian Chapel
    • Wesley Cottage
    • Tremaine
      • Tremaine Marriage Registers 1642-1812
    • Treneglos.
      • Treneglos Marriage Registers 1694-1812
    • Tresmeer.
      • Tresmeer Marriage Register 1813-1837
    • Trewen.
      • Trewen Marriages 1617-1754
      • Trewen Marriage Registers 1754-1837
    • Warbstow.
      • Warbstow Marriage Registers 1695-1812
    • Werrington.
      • Werrington in 1902
      • Werrington Baptisms 1746-1812
      • Werrington Burials 1746-1812
      • Werrington Marriage Registers 1654-1812
      • Yeolmbridge
        • Yeolmbridge Quarry.
  • The Galleries
    • The People Gallery
    • The School Galleries
    • The Shops of Launceston Gallery
  • The War Years
    • The Civil War and Launceston
    • Launceston Volunteer Corps
    • The Napoleonic wars
      • Launceston’s Trafalgar men
    • Those that served in the 1812 war
    • Launceston’s Boer War Volunteers
    • Launceston and World War One
      • Launceston’s fallen from World War One
      • Launceston through the First World War 1914-1915
      • Launceston through the First World War 1916
      • Launceston through the First World War 1917
      • Launceston through the First World War 1918
      • World War One Tribunals
      • War Memorial Dedication Wreaths
      • Constitutional Club, Launceston War Memorial
      • War Memorials from the locality of North Cornwall
      • Douglas Cavey
      • Dunheved College’s fallen from WW1
      • Launceston’s Servicemen of WW1
      • The Wounded and Awarded of WW1
      • Escape from Germany
      • The German Spy Case
      • Launceston WW1 100
        • Launceston WW1 100 Event Memories
        • Marion Nicolls
        • Women and the Land Army
          • Women’s Volunteer Force News Clippings
        • The Cornish and Devon Post during WW1
        • Trigg Major Magazine extracts during the First World War
    • Launceston and World War Two
      • Launceston’s fallen from World War Two
      • World War Two Timeline for the Fallen of Launceston District
      • An Evacuee’s Story
      • Launceston and World War Two 1940
      • Launceston and World War Two 1941.
      • Launceston and World War Two 1942.
      • Launceston and World War Two 1943.
      • Launceston and World War Two 1944.
      • Launceston and World War Two 1945.
      • Launceston’s Home Guard Units
      • Second World War Civilian Personnel
      • WW2 Plane Crashes around Launceston
      • Twenty Three days at Sea
      • Zofia Kossack
  • Lakes of Launceston
    • Colliford Lake
  • Churches and Chapels of Launceston
    • Baptist Church
    • Bible Christian Church
    • Central Methodist Church War Memorial
    • Congregational Church
    • Early Nonconformist days in Launceston
    • St. Cuthbert Mayne Church
    • St. Johns Chapel.
    • St. Mary Magdalene Church
      • Bowling Green Cemetery Plan
      • Signs and Badges of St. Mary Magdalene Church
      • St Mary Magdalene Church Sunday School
      • St. Mary Magdalene Marriage Registers 1601 -1650
      • St. Mary Magdalene Marriage Registers 1651 -1700
      • St. Mary Magdalene Marriage Registers 1701 -1750
      • St. Mary Magdalene Marriage Registers 1751 -1800
      • St. Mary Magdalene Marriage Registers 1801-1812
    • St. Thomas the Apostle Marriages 1563-1709
    • St. Thomas the Apostle Marriages 1710-1754
    • St. Thomas the Apostle Marriages 1754-1812
    • United Free Methodist Church
    • Launceston Priory
      • Prior Adam De Knolle and his Black Hound.
      • Prior Stephen Tredydan.
      • Public Executions at Launceston
      • The Fee of Treveniel.
    • Wesleyan Methodist Church
      • Launceston Wesleyan Ministers 1784-1901
  • Bridges of the Launceston Area
    • Druxton Bridge
    • Greystone Bridge
    • Nether Bridge
    • Polson Bridge
    • Trekelland Bridge
  • Buildings of Launceston
    • Angel Hill Legal Papers
    • Belle Vue
    • 1 and 2, Church Street
    • Badash Farm
    • Castle Hill House
    • Chapple
    • Chinthurst, St. Stephens Hill
    • Craigmore
    • Dockacre House
    • Drill Hall
    • Eagle House
    • Edymead House
    • Landrends
    • Launceston Masonic Lodge
    • Launceston Guildhall and Town Hall
    • Launceston Meat Market House
    • Launceston’s Workhouses.
    • Lawrence House
    • Liberal Club
    • Newport Round House
    • Madford
      • Madford Ghost.
    • Manaton House
    • No 18/16 Western Road
    • No.20 Church Street.
    • No.5 Southgate Street.
    • Noah’s Ark Tenement.
    • Oddfellows Hall
    • Passmore Edwards Free Library.
    • Pendruccombe House.
    • Priory House
    • The Mills of the Launceston District.
      • Ridgegrove Mill
    • Winsor House and Terrace.
  • Launceston Town Centre.
    • Broad Street Reservoir
  • East Cornwall Bank Company
  • Roadford Lake
  • Coronation Park
  • Education around Launceston
    • Launceston Grammar School
  • Evolution of Launceston’s Healthcare
    • Leper Hospital.
  • Hurdon
  • Launceston Events
    • Launceston Horse Show
  • Launceston Geology
    • Mining in the Launceston area
    • Quarries of the Launceston Area.
      • Bangors Slate Quarry
      • Polyphant Quarry.
      • Yeolmbridge Quarry.
  • Launceston Organisations.
    • Launceston Salvation Army
    • Launceston St.John Ambulance Brigade.
    • Launceston Town Band
    • Launceston Young Farmers Club
    • Launceston’s Womens Institute.
  • Launceston Streets and Roads.
    • Northgate and Tower Streets
  • Launceston Trustee Savings Bank
  • Launceston Businesses
    • Barriball and Sons
    • Bates Agricultural Machinery
    • Chaplin’s
    • Dunheved Foundry
    • Dunheved Motor Works
    • Gardner’s Drapery Shop
    • Greenaways Garages
    • J. S. Eyre Mineral Water
    • Launceston Abattoir
    • Lewannick and Launceston District Farmers
    • The Northumberland Foundry
    • The Wool Depot.
    • Tillotsons.
  • Launceston’s Public Houses
    • Angel Inn
  • Launceston Police and Crime
    • The Murder of Charlotte Dymond
      • The Ballad of Charlotte Dymond
    • The Trial of Annie Hearn
    • The Trial of Emma George
    • The Trial of Henry Spettigue
    • The Trial of Simon Kinver
    • Selina Wadge
  • The Withered Arm Railway Gallery
  • The White Hart Hotel.
  • Tamar Chain Bridge
  • Tamar View Terrace
  • The Brotherhood Hall
  • The Banks of 13 Broad Street
  • The Cornish and Devon Post
  • The Hardware Centre
  • The Coming of the railway
  • The life of the ‘Withered Arm’
  • The Cornwall Central Line
  • The Exeter Inn
  • St. Mary Magdalene Marriage Registers 1559 -1600
  • Scarne and Haye Common
  • Sheep Market Car Park.
  • Spry’s of Launceston
  • St. Josephs
  • Polyphant Quarry.
  • Railway Schemes that never made it
  • River Inney.
  • River Kensey.
  • River Lynher.
  • River Tamar.

Launceston Streets and Roads.

 

Angel Hill Legal Papers.

Chapple.

Dunheved Road.

Exeter Street and Tavistock Road.

Launceston By-pass Construction.

New Road.

Northgate/Tower/Castle Street.

The Turnpikes.

Tracks, Green Lanes, Byeways & Highways.

The Walk.

Zig Zag.

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