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Roy Morton
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17 years ago

A friend called around a week or so ago to show me some documents he had bought pertaining to land in the manor of Bissoe near Truro. I took pics of the more interesting items and this is one of them.

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As soon as I locate the exact position of these 'works' I'll post my findings on here. there was some other stuff there too which I haven't had time to peruse in full. One was for a lease on some land dated 1635 on vellum.

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"But I''m not Chinese!"
"Then you must have forgotten something!"

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markc
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17 years ago

This turned up at the Shropshire steam fair.
A long way from home but nice to see it preserved and running.

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Knocker
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17 years ago

Roy a good starting point could be opposite Perryman's Car Sales on the Falmouth to Truro Road. I use a fabrication company based on an old industrial site there next to the bridge. The site is known as Visicks Works, your Lessee is Mr Samuel Visick, possible link.

Roy Morton
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17 years ago

Thanks for that Knocker, nice engine!. I once worked for Visicks (as a fabricator) at the 'Foundry' as it was called, back in the early 70's, and there was a lot of old 'stuff' still on the site. The family owned (maybe still do) a property at the far end of the site which according to old maps of the area (1719) had a smelting works (blowing house) on the bank above Mellingey Creek. It's been over mumble mumble years since I was last over that way to just look around. Somewhere else to check out .... the list keeps growing!!! 🙂

"You Chinese think of everything!"
"But I''m not Chinese!"
"Then you must have forgotten something!"

carnkie
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17 years ago

Just a thought Roy, you probably know this anyway, the Historic Environment Service has a Blowing House DB. They provided me with a print out for the ones around Illogan.

The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.