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Delabole St.Johns Church Mondays Children 4yrs up 5.30pm- 6.30pm Children 4.30pm- 5.30pm and Parents welcome £3.00 5.45pm- 6.45 pm £3.00 Parents welcome Adults/older children approx 10yrs up 6.45pm- 7.45pm Adults 7.00pm - 8.30pm £5.00 £3.00 Adults 8.000pm - 9.30pm £5.00 Norman and Wendy Thomason 01840 212262 www.northcornwallimpactmartialarts.co.uk n.cornwallmartialarts@tesco.net Fully insured through www.nakmas.org.uk Tintagel Ladies Freemasonic Hall Fridays Delabole St John’s Church Mondays Children 4yrs up 6pm - 7pm Parents welcome £3.00 Adults 7.15 - 8.45 £5.00 Tuesday & Friday Classes in Boscastle Phone for details
Memories of Delabole – Part Three Our next instalment of memories of the late Mr. Jack Stephens, born in 1921. Delabole itself was a largish village of over 1000 inhabitants, an industrialised village because of the slate quarry. The streets were quite busy with people going about their business and four times a day, just before 8am, at noon, just before 1pm and again at 5pm, the roads would echo with the sound of feet crunching on the elvan stone with which the road was built, as the five hundred men and boys trudged to and from work at the quarry. In winter in the dim early morning light, sparks could be seen as their hob-nailed boots hit the stones as they walked. At this time, the quarry was very important, producing slates for roofing by the thousands. It was the largest open pit in the world and was over five hundred feet deep. Twice a day, the peace of the village would be shattered as the blasting took place, blasting hundreds of tons of rock. These huge blocks of stone were hauled to the surface on trolleys along the incline where they were sawn into blocks of more manageable size. Later they were split into slates by men using a bettle and chisel. Thus, Delabole was known as the City of Slate and the football team known as the Slaters. Delabole was one of the first habitations to have its streets lit by electricity, the street lights appearing in the very early days of the 20th century and the electricity generated at the quarry. Later, those who could afford it had their homes lit by electricity. My Grandfather’s house “Tor View” was one of the first to be connected, but the cottages were connected much later. The cost per unit in the 1930s was 11d (old money). Growing up in Delabole was great fun for me. I had fields to play in, the sea within walking distance and Bodmin Moor not far away. Grandfather was one of the first in the area to own a car and with horses and traps in the stables, we had means to travel which was a luxury in those days. Some people rarely travelled out of Delabole if at all. Long distance travel was possible by rail with the Atlantic Coast Express at Delabole going to and from London Waterloo in about four and a half hours. I travelled on it several times as a young boy going to London to stay with my Aunt and Uncle, the first time on my own when about six years old. The guard would be asked to keep an eye on me! The Old Bank, Camelford & Camelford Save the Children Group present Une visite à Paris en métro (Paris by métro) An illustrated talk by Vincent Raymond-Barker giving you an armchair tour of the city with French wine and cheese. The Old Bank Camelford, Sunday 17th September 2017 at 7pm Entry £5 (£3 without cheese and wine, children £2) To reserve a place, please e mail theoldbankcamelford@gmail.com
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