Two of the families that feature in my family tree have a long recent connection with Cornwall. The Phillips family originated in Somerset, and my mother's great grandfather, Richard Phillips moved to the Roseland Peninsula area of Cornwall in the 1880s. They moved to a Village called Philleigh and the last Phillips resident there died in 1947. The Google Earth Image below is of the Roseland Peninsula
Helen Billett, my grandmother, took her first job as a schoolteacher in Philleigh around the end of the first world war. There she met Bob Phillips, a Rabbit Catcher, and married him.
The most scenic route to the Roseland Peninsula is via the King Harry Ferry which crosses the River Fal near Feock.
The ferry taken from the gardens at Trelissick
Looking back at Trelissick from the ferry
King Harry Ferry in the 1920s
St Philleigh Church
The Gravestones of Richard Phillips and his eldest son, Francis Phillips
The old Philleigh School, built in 1859 and now the Village Hall
White Lane, Philleigh. When the Phillips lived there it was two cottages, but now renovated into one.
White Lane in the 1920s
A Pheasant strolling through the Graveyard at the Philleigh Church. We are seeing a few of them around this year.
Potscatho, a fisshing village is not far from Philleigh. Porthcurnick beach, not far away and jus to the right of the photo was a popular destination for our family. When we visited we lunched at the Plume of Feathers and had a great meal of Sea Bass on Teryaki Noodles.
Another place we visited was Portloe just up the coast. It was a destination of a walk for my Mum whuilst her car was being serviced when she lived in Truro.
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