The
Lamb and Flag is a Redruth emblem. This was Actually on a litterbin.
We
had decided to go and take a look at the house, on Claremont Road, where Grandpa
was born and lived. On the way, we passed the Masonic Hall, which is on Green
Street. This was probably well known by Great Grandfather for he was quite a
luminary in that organisation.
It’s
quite a grand and very church like building. The extension is different, though.
At
this stage we came to the attention of some other people walking by.
‘What
are we missing?’ they asked. ‘You two are busy taking photos and look, in
the window behind you they are looking out through binoculars’.
We
had not noticed the binocular users but we explained that as far as we were
concerned what they were missing was the same relatives as us and a quick look
suggested that the binocular users might have been watching some fledgling
birds.
These
people proved very chatty – interested in the ancestors. Most people really
are very pleasant. If you start taking photos of the less usual buildings, you
find people come and talk to you.
Masonic
imagery could be found above the main door.
This
building had been formally started by Brother Penrose in 1876. This was just
after William Hall returned from seeking his fortune in the USA. He married his
Grace in 1876.
And
so to Claremont Road where Grandpa was born. Grandpa was Howard Paul. He married
Granny who was Lilian Hall. Previous pages have shown a couple of her houses and
the chapel where they married.
There
is 3 Claremont Road, which was the Paul family home after they moved down from
Bristol.
There
we see it in its row of quite decent houses – definitely not for the miners, I
feel. Howard’s father was a tailor and he worked for a Mr Williams who had
premises on Fore Street.
And
it is Fore Street we now return to. Down at the bottom we can find The Regal
Restaurant. Somewhere amongst that area there was once a small shop, which was
run by Captain Kit Williams (or mostly his wife). Kit (or Christopher) was
Granny’s uncle.
And
now, a Fore Street statue – the dogs made out of representations of miners’
boots. I think this is great.
And
to finish, the home of a Great Great Granny. This is the one who was born Grace
Trounson, became Grace Williams (her daughter, also Grace Williams, married
William Hall) and then after being widowed she became Mrs Peters. She lived at
East End and here is number 44, which was her house.
