884 GORRAN. . [KELLY'S

A School Board of 5 members was formed in 1876, with St. I Board School (mixed), built in 188o at a cost of £I,6oo, fot• l\lichael Carhayes contributory, with 2 members; Robert 195 children; average attendance, uo; Joseph Treneer, Henry Lanyon, clerk to the board master Dickerson Stephen Henry, 'l'revennen Kerkin Jn. farmr. & butcher, Trevarrick Pearce William, farmer, Tregarrick Sowell Rev. Charles Rd. B.A. [vicar] Kerkin William Henry, farmer, Penare Pill James, miller (water) & farmer, COMMERCIAL. Kitto William, saddler Galowras llassett Thomas, farmer, Trevarrick Lanyon Edwin, farmer, Godaricks Pill Richard, boat builder, Carveth James Melhuish, farmer, Lan- Lanyon Robert, farmer, Treveague Pomery Philip, shopkpr. Gorran haven callen Lanyon Robert Henry, farmer & clerk to Pound Waiter, farmer, Trevennen Chenoweth Francis, farmer, Methrose school board, Trewolla Richards Agnes (Miss), shopkeeper, Chesterfield John, shoe ma. High lanes Lawry John Canning, farmer,Tregarton Menagwins Coast Gum·d (Joseph Forward, chief Lawry William, farmer, Treveor Richards William, Barley Sheaf, & officer), GO!-ran haven Liddicoat Simon, blacksmith, Treveor blacksmith Dingle Joseph, shoe maker Martin George, wheelwright, High lanes Rowe Matthew, farmer, Galowras Fisher Margaret (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Michell Joseph, farmer, Tregondean Rowse John, farmer, Penvorgate Gorran haven Michell Richard Dalby, farmr. Trevessen Shear Gabriel, shopkpr. Gorran haven Fisher Samuel, blacksmith, Rescassa Michell Richard Nicholls, farmer, Tre- Smith William, farmer, Penhale :Francis Edwin, farmer, Penare vascus Smith William, jun. draper & grocer Gledden James, farmer, Polsue Michell Wm. Hy. farmer, Boswinger Stephens William, farmer, Penare Golly Henry, shoe maker, Boswingar Nicholls William, farmer, Trevarrick Trewin Mary (Mrs.),shopkeeper,Gorran Guy William, carpenter, Gorran haven Nott Joseph, carpenter haven - Harvey William, grocer & draper Nott Mary Jane (Mrs.), farmer, Tre- Whetter Frances (Mrs.), farmer, Ben- Hennah John, farmer, Gorran haven varrick burden Hill James, butcher Oliver Edward, carpenter, Gorran haven Whetter John, farmer, Lambledra Kendall William, farmer, Bodrugan Oliver John, tailor, Gorran haven Whetter Peter, farmer, Trelispin Kerkin Charles, farmer, Tregavarras Oliver Richard, farmer, Gorran haven Whetter Peter, jun. farmer, Boswinger Kerkin Henry, farmer, Rescassa Oliver Thomas, mason, Gorran haven Wills John, farmer, Treninick GRADE is a parish 10 miles south-south-east from Hel- Ruan Minor, and now (r883) vacant. st. Ruan's well, ston, r8 south-west from Falmouth, in the ·western division standing about a quarter of a mile east of the church, of the county, hundred of Kerrier, union and county is a structure of granite and has recently been restored ; court district, rural deanery of Kerrier, archdeaconry of the water is beautifully clear, and in summer remarkably Cornwall and diocese of , situate on the coast of the cool. Here are extensive serpentine marble quarries English Channel. The railway communication is with and works belonging to a limited liability company. Vis­ Penryn vid Helston, 18 miles from Falmouth, 20 from count Falmouth, who is lord of the manor, Lord Robartes, Penryn station on the Cor:uwall railway. The church of St. Gustavus Lambart Basset esq. J.P., D.L. and Joshua Sydney Grade and the Holy Cross, rebuilt, with the exception of th~ Davey esq. J.P. are chief landowners. The soil is partly clay _tower, in 1862, is a building of stone, in the Early Decorated and partly loam, overlying clay, greenstone, serpentine, horn· style, and consists of chancel, nave, north transept, south blende. The chief crops are wheat, oats and barley. The porch, and an embattled tower with pinnacles containing 3 area is 1,98r acres; rateable value, £1,532; the population bells, of which the first two are dated 1832 & 16r8; the in 1881 was 292. tenor has an inscription in Old English characters : the chancel CADGWITH is a romantic fishing village, half mile north­ has piscina, sedile and credence table: there are four stained east, partly in this parish and partly in that of Ruan Minor. windows, including the east window, given by the rector, and A life boat has lately been placed here; a little to the south r.everal memorials to the Erisey family, formerly in the south of the village is an extraordinary natural excavation, called aisle ; one being a brass, with effigies, to J ames Erisey, 1522, the "Frying Pan." Margaret, his wife, and ten children ; the other monuments have been placed inthe tower: in the churchyard is a tomb Parish Clerk, Edward Williams. with arms, to Hugh Mason, gent. 1671. "The register dates PosT OFFICE, Cadgwith R.S.O.-Receiver, John Carter. f1·om the year 1707. The living is a rectory, with that of Ruan Letters received rr a.m.; dispatched r p.m Minor annexed, tithe rent-charge (Grade) £wr, joint gross Letters through Helston. The Lizard R.S.O. is the nearest yearly value, £396, with residence and 5 acres of glebe at money order & telegraph office COMMERCIAL. Ivey Wearne, farmer, Goonvean Pollard Thomas, farmer, Bosher Martha (Mrs.), farmer Jane Anthony, fisherman, Cadgwith Richards James, farmer, Gwendratte Carter John, tailor, Cadgwith Jenkin John, farmer, Gwendrath Richards Richard, farmer, Poltesco Cock Thomas, farmer, Kingey Jolly William, farmer, Trenwoon Richards Richard, farmer, Gwavas Cox & Co. pilchard fisheries, Cadgwith Knowles William, farmer, Corgerick Rowe Gertrude (Mrs.), farmer, Gwavas Cox John James, farmer, St. Ruan Lory J:tmes, farmer, Kingey Rowe William, farmer, Amvoase Exelby Johnj farmer, Bruggan Poltesco Marble Go. Limited (John Stephens Naboth, farmer, Kuggar Hockin William, farmer, Hill farm Nankervis, manager), Serpentine Wearne Witliam, miller 1 Hoskin William, farmer, Hervas marble quarries & works 1 GRAMPOUND (grand-pout,) also called at an early service· up to r8r5, but fell into ruins about the year r82o; period" Ponsmur," is a small town in the Western division in 1827 every vestige of it had been carried away, and from uf the county, west division of the hundred of Powder, St. that time until r86g the site was used as a playground and Austell union and county court district, rural deanery of sheep market; in that year, through the exertions of the Powder, archdeaconry of Cornwall, and ; it Rev. Philip Woollcombe, 1ihe present rector of Creed, a new is pleasantly situated in a valley, 8 miles north-east from chapel was erected on the old site, and consecrated by Bishop Truro, 5~ south-west from St. Austell and 2 south from Trower (commissary for Dr. Phillpotts, bishop of Exeter) on Gram pound road station on the Cornwall (Great Western) the 3oth of June in the same year; it is a building of stone in railway. The ri\·er Fal flows through the town, dividing the the Early Enghsh style, and consists of apsidal chancel, with parishes of Probus and Creed, and is crossed by a substantial a reredos beautifully carved in Caen stone, nave, with lofty stone bridge of two arches, erected in r834· The town is oper Toof, south porch and a bell turret containing 1 bell : chiefly in the parish of Creed, a small portion, that to the all the sittings except those in the chancel are free and un­ west of the bridge, being in Probus; !.t is, however, a parish appropriated. Divine service is performed by the rector of of itself, except for ecclesiastical purposes, and is rated for Creed. Some remains of the old chapel, including a veTy the relief of the poor separately from either Creed or Probus. pretty rose window, were built into a cottage or lodge at the This is supposed by some to have been the Voluba of the entrance to the grounds of Veryan vicarage. In the old Romans ; it was formerly a borough and returned two chapel there were sittings appropriated to the Mayor and members to Parliament from rs5r until its disfranchisement Corporation, and it is said that on the day of choosing the in r824 for corrupt practices. The Corporation, which ceased mayor, which took place in the Town Hall, if the Corpora­ 'to exist at the same date, consisted of a mayor, eight alder- tion could not agree, they retired into the chapel, where they mPn, a recorder, and town clerk. The ancient corporate remained until they were unanimous in their choire. Here seal of silver is still in the possession of Mr. Josiah Croggon, ~;.re Congregational, Bible Christian and Wesleyan chapels. nne of the last mayors elected, and represents a bridge of An extensive business is done in leather, there being three two arches with the arms of Cornwall. There was formerly large ta•meries here. The town hall and market house, h "re a chapel of ease, licensed August 3rd, 1421, and dedi- situated. n. the centre of the town, is a building of stone, cated to St. Nunn or St. Naunter; it was used for divine surmounted by a cupola, containing a clock. The hall is also