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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cornwall => Topic started by: MaidinEngland on Friday 13 December 24 19:40 GMT (UK)
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I would appreciate any suggestions on where I might find online sources regarding the history of the village of Beacon and the Beacon Inn. Have not yet found anything by Google and Camborne library could not assist.
Many thanks
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There’s not much in newspapers, and hardly anything at all 19th century (i’m speaking specifically of the inn here)
24 July 1863: Royal Cornwall Gazette
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Here is an outline of the involvement of the Abraham family with the Beacon Inn (although note that in 1851 and 1861 the address is just Beacon, the name of the inn is not specified). There are lots of chldren.
1865 Susan Abraham died
1863 Beacon Inn, To Let
1861 Susan Abraham, widow, 64, innkeeper at Beacon, born Camborne
1851 Susannah Abraham, widow, 54, Inn Keeper at Beacon, born Camborne
1850 [Penzance Gazette 30 October 1850, death] "At Beacon, near Camborne, Mr John Abraham, innkeeper, aged 54 years"
1841 John Abraham 40, a miner, wife Susan 40, Union Street, Camborne
1821 Susanna Webster m John Abraham, Camborne
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14 July 1865: Royal Cornwall Gazette
SUDDEN DEATH AT CAMBORNE. – On Thursday evening, Mrs Susan Abraham, aged 70 years, attended the Wesleyan Chapel, and on her return partook of supper and seemed to be in her usual good health. Shortly after, she complained of being poorly, and died the same night.
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Things have become murkier. Were there two inns in Camborne Beacon, or one inn with two names?
4 May 1833: Royal Cornwall Gazette
DIED
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At Beacon, Camborne, the wife of Mr. Peter Temby, innkeeper'
This is interesting because on the Camborne tithe map of 1840, plot 1678A, which coincides closely with the site of the modern Beacon Inn [uncertain because the tithe map is of poor quality and doesn't align well with later OS maps], is described as "House and Yard" and is occupied by a Peter Temby. The owner is Edward William Wynne Pendarves Esq.
13 June 1845: West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, advert for an auction for
All that commodious and well-accustomed PUBLIC-HOUSE, situate in the village of Camborne Beacon, and known by the sign of the PENDARVES ARMS. Now and for some time past in the possession or occupation of Mr Peter Temby...
17 April 1857: West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser
At Beacon, in the parish of Camborne, on Sunday last, aged 13 years, James son of Mrs Abraham, Pendarves Arms Inn
And in 1865 there is a report of an inquest at the Pendarves Arms Inn, Beacon, Camborne. So it existed around the same time as The Beacon Inn advertised in 1863.
I think that the simplest explanation is that this is the same place with two names.
Added: Peter Temby is in Beacon, an innkeeper, in the 1841 census
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This is the earliest map available at NLS for Camborne Beacon, the 6 in map of 1888:
https://maps.nls.uk/view/101439242#zoom=5.7&lat=3898&lon=4109&layers=BT
Two observations: firstly there is only one PH marked, at the site of the modern Beacon Inn; and secondly, could a place that size support two public houses?
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Hi Alan
Gosh! What a great job you have done for me. I am over the moon with this. Certainly more info here than I have collected over the past 2 months.
The Inn is much older than I thought it would be - I was expecting around 1870s. Also much larger.
I have not come across the earlier name so will look out for this.
So excited that I don't really want to go out for Sunday lunch - would much prefer to start delving further and kick starting my research.
So much appreciated.
Thank you lots.
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It might be worthwhile starting a separate thread and posting a picture of the building to see if anyone can suggest a possible date.
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According to Cornwall Record Office
Pendarves Arms at Beacon is now called the Beacon Inn
https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/33ae576b-e3c3-49bd-bb0f-f07191b836ea/?tH=%5B%22Pendarves%22%2C%22arms%22%5D
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https://cornishstory.com/2022/03/25/mapping-methodism-beacon-wesleyan-chapel/
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Several references to Richard Trevithick's first steam trip being to "Camborne Beacon"
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/richard-trevithicks-first-steam-carriage
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I just found an item in The West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, July 1996 which announces that someone has bought the Pendarves Arms, Beacon. Then an item in the same newspaper, a summary of a local football league from December 1996, refers to a team from Beacon Inn (formerly Pendarves Arms)
Thus it seems that the name was finally changed in 1996 and that the use of the name Beacon Inn in the 1863 newspaper item was something of an anomaly.
The 1911 census has Edwin Butler, 32, innkeeper at the Pendarves Arms, Beacon. His probate indicates that he was still the innkeeper at the Pendarves Arms when he died in March 1921. I haven't tracked down an entry from 1921
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Thanks for the further contributions. All very relevant.
I have been in touch with the Archive Office and have received great help and huge encouragement. There are lots of brewery records, trade directories etc as well. I understand that everything is filed under "Pendarves Arms". One explanation for the name confusion may be that there was, and still is, another inn with the same name not too far away at Tuckingmill. There are some references to "the Pendarves Arms, the inn at Beacon", that likely just got shortened to Beacon Inn which over time, became the official name.
Great stuff on the Chapel and Trevithick as well!