Beacon Inn, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall

[MaidinEngland]

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 

[AlanBoyd]

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

[AlanBoyd]

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

[AlanBoyd]

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.

[AlanBoyd]

Things have become murkier. Were there two inns in Camborne Beacon, or one inn with two names?

4 May 1833: Royal Cornwall Gazette

DIED
...
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

[AlanBoyd]

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?

[MaidinEngland]

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.

[AlanBoyd]

It might be worthwhile starting a separate thread and posting a picture of the building to see if anyone can suggest a possible date.

[fiddlerslass]

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