PAUL is a parish near Penlee Point, the southern headlad of Mounts Bay, 2½ miles south from Penzance, where is the nearest railway station; in the Western division of the county, Penwith hundred, petty sessional division of Penwith West, Penzance union and county court district, rural deanery of Penwith, archdeaconry of Cornwall and diocese of Truro. The parish is governed by a Local Board of 9 members, formed in June, 1891. The church of St. Paul is an ancient building of granite in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 3 bells: the register records that “The Spanyer burnt this church in the year 1595:” a small portion of the old church is still standing, and bears traces of the fire: between the nave and north aisle, at a height of about three feet, is a small arched opening, perhaps originally a hagioscope; fixed in the churchyard wall is a monument with inscriptions in English and Cornish, erected in 1860 by Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte and the late Rev. John Garrett, vicar, to the memory of Dorothy Pentreath, who died in 1778, aged 102, and who was supposed to be the last person who spoke the ancient Cornish, the peculiar language of this county: affixed to the wall is also the quatrefoiled head of a cross, with a figure of the “Crucifixion:” there is a stained window in each aisle: among numerous tablets is one in the south aisle to Capt. Stephen Hutchens, who died in Jamaica in 1709, with an epitaph in old Cornish, the only one now extant: in the north aisle is the tomb of William Godolphin of Trewarveneth, ob. 1689, above which hang a sword, helmet and other armour: the church was new-roofed in 1892 and further restoration is now (1893) in progress: there are 850 sittings. The register dates from the year 1595. the regsiters previous to this date are said to have been destroyed by the Spaniards, when they set fire to the church. The living is a vicarage, average tithe rent-charge £388, net yearly value £316, with residence and 3 acres of glebe, in the gift of the Lord Chancellor, and held since 1876 by the Rev. Robert Wesley Aitken, of St. Bees. A cemetery of 1¼ acres was formed in 1879 at a cost of £700, and is under the control of a Burial Board of nine members. There are charities of £5 yearly value. There is also an almshouse, founded by Capt. Hutchens, above mentioned, in 1760 [he died in 1709! ed.], and endowed with land and house property producing about £135 yearly, for the maintenance of six old men and six old women, born in the parish of Paul. Trewoof (or “Troove”) is a romantic valley which terminates at Lamorna Cove; on this estate are the remains of a triple entrenchment, with subterranean chambers or caves connected by passages: one of these caves, 36 feet long, 5 wide and about 6 high, is said to have afforded concealment to a party of Royalists, who thus escaped the forces of Sir Thomas Fairfax. There is also a fine chalybeate spring; on Paul Down stands an ancient cross six feet high. Thomas Bedford Bolitho esq. M.P., D.L., J.P. of Trewidden and Charles Day Nicholls Le Grice esq. B.A., J.P. Lord St. Levan, Charles Campbell Ross esq. J.P. of Carne and Miss Carne, of Penzance, are chief landowners. The soil is rich loam; the subsoil is killas and granite. The chief crops are early potatoes and broccoli. The area is 3,433 acres; rateable value, £14,280; the population in 1891 was 5,977.
Mousehole is a large and important fishing village in the parish, half a mile south of the Church Town and 3 miles from Penzance. There is an excellent granite pier, erected in 1870–71 at a cost of about £5,000, and forming a perfectly sheltered harbour for fishing craft. This is a coast-guard station, with a master and seven men: harbour master, Benjamin Carvosso Harvey. Here are Wesleyan and United Free Methodist chapels.
Parish Clerk, Thomas H. Wallis.
Sexton, Joseph Penrose.
Post Office, Paul.—Miss Elizabeth Jane Osborne, sub-postmistress. Letters arrive from Penzance at 10.20 a.m. & 6.50 p.m.; dispatched at 2.35 p.m. & 6.20 p.m.; Mousehole is the nearest money order & telegraph office. Postal orders are issued here, but not paid
Wall Letter Box, Sheffield, cleared 2.15 p.m
Post, M.O. & T.O., [Money Order & Telegraph Office], S.B. [Savings Bank] & Annuity & Insurance Office, Mousehole.—Mrs. Robert Oliver, sub-postmistress. Letters through Penzance arrive 9.30 a.m. & 3.15 p.m.; dispatched at 2.25 & 6.30 p.m
Wall Letter Box, Quay, cleared 2.15 & 6.35 p.m
Meets at Church town on fourth tuesday in the month, at 6.30 p.m.
Clerk, John James Carne, Mousehole
Treasurer, T. B. Bolitho M.P. Penzance
Medical Officer of Health, Richard Davey Boase L.R.C.P. Lond. 5 Morrab road, Penzance
Surveyor & Inspector of Nuisances, William Chirgwin, Church Town
Collector, Thomas Lugg, Mousehole
A School Board of 9 members was formed Sept. 28, 1875; Madron with one member being contributory, Sept. 30, 1879; Charles Clemens, Sancreed, Penzance, clerk to the board; Thomas Tonkin, attendance officer
Board, Paul Church Town, built in 1883, for 200 children; average attendance, 40 boys, 40 girls & 37 infants; Joseph Charles Simms, master; Miss Kate James Beckerleg, infants’ mistress
Paul (Newlyn) Board school, given under Newlyn
Wesleyan, Mousehole; average attendance, 69 boys, 56 girls & 121 infants; John Birch, master; Miss Lillie Jeremiah, infants’ mistress
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Paul. Aitken Rev. Robert Wesley [vicar], Vicarage Baily William Edward, Lynwood Chirgwin Percy Teague, Chyoone Davey William Philip, Gwavas villa DeCosta Mrs. Penzer house Lavin Mrs. Chyoone grove Wright Josiah, Boslandew house COMMERCIAL. Badcock Henry, farmer, Caunse Bennetts Henry, farmer, Tredavoe Bolitho James, farmer, Berwinnay Brocklesby Philip Noah (Mrs.), farmer, Halwyn Bryant Fras. dairyman, Middle Kemyell Carne Emanuel, dairyman, Trungle Carne Richard, market gardener Carne Samuel, farmer, Halwyn Cemetery (H. Maddern, clerk to the burial board) Chapple Wm. Edwd. farmer, Tredavoe Chirgwin Hannah (Miss), dress maker, Church town Chirgwin John, farmer, Trungle Chirgwin Percy Teague, frmr. Chyoone Chirgwin William, district surveyor of highways & sanitary inspector to local board, Church town Chirgwin William Ladner, market gardener, Reginnis hill Clemans Francis, farmer, Penolva Clift Thomas, shopkeeper, Sheffield |
Consolidated (The) Tin Smelting Co. Lim. (Thos. Willis Field J.P. managing director), Trerieffe Cornish Charles, farmer, Paul hill Curnow Wm. market gardener, Penolva Curnow William, market gardener, Trungle house, Church town Daniel William, farmer, Ennis Freeman John, Sons & Co. Lim. stone quarries, Paul hill. See advertisement Giles Henry, farmer, Reginnis Giles John, farmer, Castallack Giles Thomas, farmer, Middle Kemyell Giles William, farmer, Trevithal Green William, carrier, Coombe Harvey Eliza (Mrs.), shpkpr. Church twn Harvey John, smith, Sheffield Harvey William, farmer, Reginnis Harvey William, farmer, Rosevale Hosking Geo. farmer, Higher Kemyell Hosking Jas. Hy. farmer, Tresvennack Hosking Oliver, miller (water), Bosavah Hosking Sampson, farmer, Bosavah Humphreys Wm. Vingoe, frmr. Kemyell James Josiah, farmer, Trewarveneth James Silas, farmer, Bellowan Kneebone Henry, farmer, Reginnis hill Kneebone Richard, farmer, Toddencoath Kneebone William, farmer, Gwavas Lawrence Wm. & Son, frmrs. Bologgos Levett Ruth (Mrs.), King’s Arms P.H. Church town Maddern William, fishbuyer, Trungle |
Matthews William & Stephen, farmers, Kerris vean Matthews John Badcock, farmr. Kerris Matthews John Henry, farmer, Kerris Matthews Robert, farmer, Sheffield Matthews Robert, farmr. Carn Gwavas Matthews Thomas, farmer, Kerris Nicholls John, farmer, Reginnis North James, farmer, Trungle North William, farmer, Chuch town Olds John, farmer, Tresvennack Osborne Elizabeth Jane (Miss), grocer, Post office, Church town Osborne Henry, farmer, Trungle Penrose Joseph, thatcher, Church town Pollard Joseph, farmer, Hollydale Pollard Jsph. Hy. farmr. Low Kemyell Prowse Charles, farmer, Trevelloe Prowse Chas. Thos. farmer, Red house Prowse Jane (Mrs.), farmer, Kerris Ray Louisa (Mrs.), dress ma. Sheffield Reynolds Wm. Thos. farmer, Bologgos Richards Charles, farmer, Chyenhall Richards Jsph. mrkt. grdnr. Church twn Richards Solomon, farmer, Kerris Roach Robert, farmer, Middle Kemyell Roach Wm. dairyman, Middle Kemyell Roberts race (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Buryas bridge Roberts Hosea, seedsman, Buryas bridge Rodda James Tonkin, farmer, Trevithal Rowe John, farmer, Kerris Semmens John, farmer, Trewarveneth Semmens Thomas, farmer, Bologgos |
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Stone John, market gardener, Gwavas Tippett Joseph, greengro. Church town Tregenza John Saml. farmer, Trevithal Trembath James, farmer, Castallack Trembath Thomas, farmer, Tredavoe Trewern Ely, dairyman, Trevella Trewern William, farmer, Chyenhall Wallis Thomas Edmonds, carpenter &c. Sheffield Wright Josiah, farmer & landowner, Boslandew house Wright Richd. mrkt. grdnr. Church twn Mousehole. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Carolan Mrs. Portennys villa Cary Mrs. St. Clement’s villa Craddock William Henry, The Parade Greuzelier Francis Pristo, Sea View ho Harris William Hyde Henry, The Parade Pentreath Mrs. Pentreath villa Permewin Richard, Brook villa Stauffer Reginald, Cove cottage Trenoweth James, Clifton house Trewavas John Viles James Webber Miss, Whitehall Williams Henry Wright Martin COMMERCIAL. Angwin Richard, boat owner Bennett Joseph, Coast Guard station |
Bennetts John, Keigwin Arms P.H. Bodinar Richard & John, seine owners Bodinar John, carpenter Bodinar John, net barker, Gernick st Carne John James, clerk to local board Cary John, baker Coast Guard Station, Board of Trade Rocket Apparatus, No. 217 (Joseph Bennett, chief boatman) Craddock Wm. Hy. market gardener Curnow Thos. & Jas. market gardeners Fox Thomas, insurance agent Gilbert Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper Greuzelier Francis Pristo, master mariner, Sea View house Harvey Arabella (Mrs.), shopkeeper Harvey Benjamin Carvosso, tea dealer & harbour master Harvey Caroline (Mrs.), shopkeeper Harvey James, blacksmith Harvey Susan (Mrs.), shopkeeper Harvey Peter, boat owner Harvey Wm. Philip, boot & shoe maker Hockin Florence (Mrs.), grocer Hockin Frederick, grocer Hockin Joseph James, boat owner Humphreys William, boat owner Humphreys William John, boat owner & net merchant Jacka Richard Willis, boat owner Jeffery Joseph, baker Laity George, boat owner Literary Institute (Richd. Angwin, sec) |
Lugg Thomas, collector or rates to local board Maddern John, fish buyer Male Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper Mann Charles, net barker Matthews Joseph, farmer Mathews Thomas Henry, farmer Matthews Thomas James, boat owner Pearce Benjamin, Ship hotel Pentreath Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper Pentreath Richard, seine owner Polgrean George, boat owner Quick George Edward, hair dresser Richards Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper Roberts Samson, boat owner Rodda James Tonkin, butcher Rowe & Cock, builders & fish merchants Rowe James Francis, carpenter Rowe Richard, boat owner Rowe William, grocer Runnalls James, granite quarry owner, Penlee Taylor Sampson R. coal merchant Tregenza John, builder Trembath Josiah, market gardener Trembath Richard, fish merchant Trembath William, fish merchant Trevaskis William, tailor Trewavas Martin, boat owner Wallis Jane (Mrs.), fishing tackle dealr Wallis Sarah (Mrs.), shopkeeper Williams William, boat builder |
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