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This page shows the history of Rose Village, Surrounding Hamlets and its Residents over the years.
Unfortunately the quality of the scanned images are not as I would like as they were not taken from the original photographs. If anyone has a copy of the photographs on this page and could email mail me a copy I will credit you, and replace my copy.
Rose is a small village with a very small population. It is in between Goonhavern and Perranporth. The people of the village get together and write a newsletter. There is a committee to arrange various activities for the local folk. They have an A.G.M. once a year. The Men’s Institute hold a Fun Nite each year. This year they had a genuine home-made pasty section on their “Home Produce” stall. There was a baking day for the ladies. There is also a Sunday School for the children with a different theme each week. In the chapel they have concerts in the evenings as well as regular services. They write all sorts of news in the newsletter which is monthly. For instance if someone leaves the village they mention it (eg. joining the Army). Even a cuckcoo in a nest can get a mention!
Rose Post Office is owned by Mrs Partridge.She does family allowances, bills, pensions, stamps and kodak prints. The P.O.is small. She runs it on her own. If anyone came to steal anything they would find it difficult because she has got a very vicious dog. Just the locals use this P.O. Originally it was joined to the shop down the road. Her father had it before her. It has had three moves. At one time it was in her mother’s kitchen and now it is in the old coal house. A bell rings in the kitchen when someone comes. She likes working in the P.O. because its not very busy. She has been working there about 14 years. £35.80 is the basic pension but not many people have that now. A married person gets £21.50. There is a much larger P.O. in Perranporth. Sadly, a lot of small village P.O.’s have had to close.
Article Courtesy of the BBC Domesday Reloaded Project written in 1986.
Perran Round – Circa 1862
The Penna family of Gear, Mount, Rose – 1864
William Penna of Gear Nr Mount 1824 – 1886
The Hooper Family – Circa 1885
Billy Bice’s Boot Shop – Circa 1895
Joan Bidwell’s Mother to be being held by Joan’s Grandmother Theresa Bunt at Stampas – Late 1800’s
Richard Penna Chapel Leader 1841 – 1903 & sister Mary Anne Clatworthy 1838 – 1918
Rose Wesleyan Methodist Chapel – Circa 1900
Rose Chapel with Oil Lamps
Gordon Wills May – Circa 1900
Frederick Varcoe, his wife Edith Varcoe nee Morrish, with their son Frederick and Daughter – Circa 1895
Mabel Kenward, relaxing at No1. The Palace, Lower Rose – 1953
Nellie Whitworth (Mayes) passing Barclays Bank from Wood Street Perranporth – 1953
Mabel Kenward at No 1 Lower Rose – 1953
Eileen Carter with her mother Mrs Florence Duggins at Tomascotty – 1953
Dennis Carter Lime Washing the walls at 3 Lower Rose – The Palace – 1950’s
Mrs Duggins – Christmas 1954
Inside Orchard Cottage, Stampas – Circa 1954
Dennis Carter outside Mrs Dunn’s house Lower Rose – Circa 1954
Perranporth and District Snooker League Presentation Evening Circa 1971
Primrose and Orchard Cottages Stampas
Birthday Celebration Picnic – Carter Family – 1955
Birthday Celebration Picnic – Carter Family – 1955
Mrs Edith Menadue – Rose Stores & Post Office – Originally owned by Edith Menadue then latterly Mrs Blitchford
Rose Stores & Post Office – Originally owned by Mrs Edith Menadue then latterly Mrs Blitchford
Rose Stores & Post Office – Originally owned by Mrs Edith Menadue then latterly Mrs Blitchford
Rose Stores & Post Office – Originally owned by Mrs Edith Menadue then latterly Mrs Blitchford
Duchy Peru – Circa 1955/56
St Pirans’ Oratory
Rose goes Electric – 1956
Arrival of Electricity in Rose Circa – 1956
Ron Penna & Pat Owen’s wedding – 1956
Syd Retallick, Jacky Flamank, Colin & Brenda Retallick – Circa 1956
Margaret Flamank with Brenda & Colin Retallick @ Rosemerryn, Rose – Circa 1957
Hudson Penna with children Ann Kenward and Elaine Whitworth at Little Hendra Rose – Circa 1958
Cornish Gorsedd 1958 at Perran Round
Tommy Penna at Hendravossan – Circa 1960
Tomascotty – Circa 1960’s
Granny Hooper & Amy Hoskin at Hendravossen, Rose – Circa 1960
Saddle Rock Farm – Circa 1960’s
Ronnie Eastlake Butcher with Mrs Rica Glanville & Mrs Mary Anne Martin – Circa 1962
Edgar & Gertrude “Gertie” Buddell – 1962
Jacky Flamank, Dank Flamank & Margaret Flamank – 1963
Amy Hoskin – Circa 1960’s
Flamank Family Picnic – Circa 1960’s
Four Turnings towards Hendravossan
The Flamank Family 50th or 60th Wedding Anniversary – 10th Jan 1970
Primrose Cottage Stampas – 1970
Cornish Gorsedd at Perran Round – Circa 1970
Cornish Gorsedd – Circa 1970 at Perran Round
Cornish Gorsedd – Circa 1970 at Perran Round
Rose Snooker Team Perranporth & District A League Champions – Circa 1971
Catannies Cottage, Four Turnings, Lower Rose – 1973
Members of “The Roseillians” – Circa 1975
Flamank Family outside Prospect Villa, Rose.
Susan Flamank nee Pope & Jack Flamank outside Prospect Villa, Rose.
Jack Flamank outside Prospect Villa, Rose.
Dick Glanville 1898 – 1975 & wife Rica Glanville 1904 – 1987 at The Gables Lower Rose
Flamank Family – Circa 1977
Mr Hudson Penna 1901-1983
Rose Chapel Interior Circa 1985 – Probably before the Auction
Rose Chapel Interior Circa 1985 – probably before the Auction
Chapel Interior prior to Auction on 25th April 1985
Rose Village in Snow – Circa 1985
Cornish Gorsedh at Perran Round – Circa 1985
Cornish Gorsedh at Perran Round – Circa 1985
Cornish Gorsedh at Perran Round – Circa 1985
Cornish Gorsedh at Perran Round – Circa 1985
Cornish Gorsedh at Perran Round – Circa 1985
Cornish Gorsedh at Perran Round – Sept 1985
Cornish Gorsedh at Perran Round – Sept 1985
Cornish Gorsedh at Perran Round – Sept 1985
Rose Village in Snow – Jan 1986
Rose Methodist Chapel – Rededication Service – 1st August 1987
Rose Methodist Chapel – Rededication Service – 1st August 1987
Cornish Gorsedd at Perran Round – Sept 1992
Cornish Gorsedh at Perran Round – Circa 1996
Stand Pipe in Rose Village – Circa 1997
Lower Rose – Circa 1998
Alfred “Dank” Flamank, Rose’s Hearse Driver & Rose’s oldest resident with Funeral Director John Nicholls – Oct 1998
Some of Rose Residents standing in front of Rose Methodist Chapel – Oct 1998
Tomascotty – Circa 2001
Mr Frederick Roger Glanville 1935 – 2002
Four Turnings Lower Rose – Circa 2003
Rose Village – view towards One Chimney – Circa 2003
Centerville – Rose
Stampas Farm
Old Bull Pen at Stampas Farm
Penhale Farm House
Old Bull Pen at Stampas Farm
Dank Flamank – July 2012 with Brody and Katy Jellyman.
Doreen Buddell’s grand children.
Goonhavern Primary School Choir in concert – Rose Chapel – May 2013
Goonhavern Primary School Choir in concert – Rose Chapel – May 2013
Goonhavern Primary School Choir in concert – Rose Chapel – May 2013
Gorsedh Kernow Awen ceremony at Perran Round – June 2014 with Bard Eileen Carter & Guest Dank Flamank
Gorsedh Kernow Awen ceremony at Perran Round – June 2014 – Dank Flamank & Joan Juliff (guests of honour)
Gorsedh Kernow Awen ceremony at Perran Round – June 2014
Gorsedh Kernow Awen ceremony at Perran Round – June 2014 – Dank Flamank & Joan Juliff
Gorsedh Kernow Awen ceremony at Perran Round – June 2014 – Dank Flamank & Joan Juliff on the left of the Bard.
John Bidwell – Home for visit and has to get his fix – A Pasty – 2015
C’mon Boys !! – Cornwall win Rugby County Championship 31 May 2015
Decomissioned Penhale Army Training Camp 2015 before proposed development
Decomissioned Penhale Army Training Camp 2015 before proposed development
Decomissioned Penhale Army Training Camp 2015 before proposed development
Decomissioned Penhale Army Training Camp 2015 before proposed development
Primrose Cottage Stampas – 2015
Penhale Farm House – May 2015
War Dept kerb stone on B3285 near Tollgate – May 2015
Dank & Margaret Flamank’s 70th Wedding Anniversary – Aug 2015
Orchard Cottage Stampas – 2015
Perran Round
Perran Round
Dennis Carter 90th Birthday 3rd June 2019
16 thoughts on “Rose Village, Surrounding Hamlets & its Residents”
Hello. My family on my fathers side were Nicholls that used to live in Rose Village. I remember my grandad Nicholls [ J.H or Jack as everyone knew him] telling me that the first Nicholls to come to the Isle of Man to live were two maybe three generations before him which would be his grandfather or maybe his great grandfather. That was all I knew until ten years ago after my father passed. Whilst my sister and myself were sorting out filing cabinet we found all these old black and white & sepia photos which we thought must date from around the early 20th century maybe the period 1900 – 1920. From the on I started talking to my late Uncle Peter who then told me more about that side of the family. Our family were all mining stock and lived in a little house on what must be the main road through the village opposite what sounds like a church hall. The Nicholls relative that left Cornwall to move to the Isle of Man seemed to be head hunted on simlar to come over and run Foxdale mines over here on the island. He couldnt speak much English apparently so had to learn it when her arrived. There is some mystery in that he left and never went back despite having family still in Rose. My uncle remembers visiting Rose with my grandad together with my father Roy when they were little and also in 1081 with his wife Joy. They tried to find the old family house and asked a passer by who directed them to a lady who was thought to be the oldest resident of the village. On knocking on her door she remembered the visit of Uncle Peter and my father with grandad the went to knock on the door of someone she knew only for Uncle Peter to find it was a descendant of the relative who moved to the Isle of Man and the family resemblance to grandad was incredible apparently. Sadly now all those who would be able to impart more info about our family are no longer with us but I feel very priveledged to be given some pieces of our family tree proverbial jigsaw before he passed.
Hi Keren, I was born in Goonhavern (1956) and there was 2 Nicholls lines in Goonhaven, and one married into the other, confusing isn’t it. I knew Edgar Nicholls well, also Jim Nicholls who lived ltter lived next door to the New Inn Pub, and a Jack Nicholls who lived down at Penventon, Reen Cross Road, he would hve been the oldest one. Don’t know if they mean anything to you. Regards Derek
I am both quite amused and seriously annoyed to see my completely fictitious history of Shepherds Station and the Treamble Branch being quoted as fact on this website. This narrative was made up to provide a scenario for a model railway layout and despite being slightly aligned to some bits of reality, it is mostly based my imagination.
Had the website author had the courtesy to contact me to let me know my writings were to be re-published, I would have gladly pointed this out. As it stands, I have considered keeping quiet and letting the absurdity of this history be promoted as true.
However, my better judgement has prevailed and I feel these inaccuracies ought to be highlighted, if only to ensure the history of the area is accurate.
Morning Stu, Apologies but I can’t find anything that you refer to, what page is it on, and what picture does it refer to? I was given various tales by other enthusiasts, and if in correct gladly will remove, not to cause offence.
l was born at Little Lantegue just outside Goonhavern and my fondest memories of growing up are at Gear Farm Rose and going to school at Goonhavern C P and then catching the train into Newquay G S we moved from the county when I was 13 and I now reside in Okehampton Devon I have been doing the Ancestry of the Penna’s and am back to 17th century so if I can help anyone would be glad to
Evening Peter, are you on Facebook? If so go to my Memories of Goonhavern Memories Past & Present https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472650986301400/ It covers all our Area and have posted some Penna photos of Rose in past few days, join in, sure you will see people you know.
Hello Peter. I am an Australian Penna descendant and will be visiting the Goonhaven area in April to see and’feel’ where my Penna ancestors came from. Do you have connections in the area? Can I email you to find out who I can meet whilst there? You may know Rex Penna and Raelene from South Australia who have compiled the family history here in Australia. Rex and Raelene visited Goonhaven and Rose village some years ago. Look forward to making contact. (Family history: My grandfather Stanley William Higgs married Neva Penna (born 10.10.1897). Neva’s parents were John Penna and Elvina Gasmier.(b. 03.08.1865 in Riverton, South Australia.) Hope that helps work out the connection.
I am delighted to discover this link to the Rose and Hendravossen area. I understand there are around 3,800 Pennas in the area!! I am a descendant of the Penna family and live in South Australia. I am coming to England and specifically Cornwall for a few days to see if I can meet up with some of my distant relatives! And to stand where they stood! I would love to hear from anyone who may be interested to meet up when I am there. My mother’s cousin, Rex Penna and his wife Raelene visited the area some years ago. I hope to get an email from at least someone so I can discover more about our roots. Rex and Raelene Penna stayed at Hendravossen farm but I can’t find that it is still a B&B. My name is Jeanette Rich (nee Argent married to Melva Jean Higgs) Melva’s parents were Stanley William Higgs married to Neva Penna ) Kind regards. Maybe this is the link I have been hoping for!!!
Hi
I have just found this page about Rose
Hendravossan Farm does not do B&B any more. My parents William and Doris Waters lived there and took in guests but sadly they have both passed away. farm is now my brothers Michael
We are also related to the Penna think from Waters side, not got info with me as away staying at my sisters in Newquay. But if you are interested let me know and I will look up my folders. My email is [email protected]
I hope you managed to get over here and had a good stay, though sadly our family home is not In such good repair
Dear Sir. My paternal great grandfather was John Currah and his wife was Harriet Currah nee Harvey.
Harriet died in the village of Rose in October 1876 and James Penna was present at her death.
I would love to have any info on the Currah family or pictures.
John Currah was a farm labourer.
His Father , William Currah and mother Jane Currah nee Hawken
I have been doing the family tree now for some 5 years and have just completed the extended familyside
Thank you
Brian Woodcock
Brian, if you have not already done so you might like my Facebook Group – Memories of Goonhavern – Past & Present, this covers Rose too and I am sure someone is related to the Currah family.
It was lovely to see old photos of my family the Penna,s especially my grans beloved brother Hudson, also my families friends who they grew up with throughout their lives.
Hello. My family on my fathers side were Nicholls that used to live in Rose Village. I remember my grandad Nicholls [ J.H or Jack as everyone knew him] telling me that the first Nicholls to come to the Isle of Man to live were two maybe three generations before him which would be his grandfather or maybe his great grandfather. That was all I knew until ten years ago after my father passed. Whilst my sister and myself were sorting out filing cabinet we found all these old black and white & sepia photos which we thought must date from around the early 20th century maybe the period 1900 – 1920. From the on I started talking to my late Uncle Peter who then told me more about that side of the family. Our family were all mining stock and lived in a little house on what must be the main road through the village opposite what sounds like a church hall. The Nicholls relative that left Cornwall to move to the Isle of Man seemed to be head hunted on simlar to come over and run Foxdale mines over here on the island. He couldnt speak much English apparently so had to learn it when her arrived. There is some mystery in that he left and never went back despite having family still in Rose. My uncle remembers visiting Rose with my grandad together with my father Roy when they were little and also in 1081 with his wife Joy. They tried to find the old family house and asked a passer by who directed them to a lady who was thought to be the oldest resident of the village. On knocking on her door she remembered the visit of Uncle Peter and my father with grandad the went to knock on the door of someone she knew only for Uncle Peter to find it was a descendant of the relative who moved to the Isle of Man and the family resemblance to grandad was incredible apparently. Sadly now all those who would be able to impart more info about our family are no longer with us but I feel very priveledged to be given some pieces of our family tree proverbial jigsaw before he passed.
Hi Keren, I was born in Goonhavern (1956) and there was 2 Nicholls lines in Goonhaven, and one married into the other, confusing isn’t it. I knew Edgar Nicholls well, also Jim Nicholls who lived ltter lived next door to the New Inn Pub, and a Jack Nicholls who lived down at Penventon, Reen Cross Road, he would hve been the oldest one. Don’t know if they mean anything to you. Regards Derek
This is the first place I have seen Hendravossan spelt with an e, ..vossen!
Which do you prefer, was quoted by someone else – typo?
I am both quite amused and seriously annoyed to see my completely fictitious history of Shepherds Station and the Treamble Branch being quoted as fact on this website. This narrative was made up to provide a scenario for a model railway layout and despite being slightly aligned to some bits of reality, it is mostly based my imagination.
Had the website author had the courtesy to contact me to let me know my writings were to be re-published, I would have gladly pointed this out. As it stands, I have considered keeping quiet and letting the absurdity of this history be promoted as true.
However, my better judgement has prevailed and I feel these inaccuracies ought to be highlighted, if only to ensure the history of the area is accurate.
Morning Stu, Apologies but I can’t find anything that you refer to, what page is it on, and what picture does it refer to? I was given various tales by other enthusiasts, and if in correct gladly will remove, not to cause offence.
l was born at Little Lantegue just outside Goonhavern and my fondest memories of growing up are at Gear Farm Rose and going to school at Goonhavern C P and then catching the train into Newquay G S we moved from the county when I was 13 and I now reside in Okehampton Devon I have been doing the Ancestry of the Penna’s and am back to 17th century so if I can help anyone would be glad to
Evening Peter, are you on Facebook? If so go to my Memories of Goonhavern Memories Past & Present https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472650986301400/ It covers all our Area and have posted some Penna photos of Rose in past few days, join in, sure you will see people you know.
Hello Peter. I am an Australian Penna descendant and will be visiting the Goonhaven area in April to see and’feel’ where my Penna ancestors came from. Do you have connections in the area? Can I email you to find out who I can meet whilst there? You may know Rex Penna and Raelene from South Australia who have compiled the family history here in Australia. Rex and Raelene visited Goonhaven and Rose village some years ago. Look forward to making contact. (Family history: My grandfather Stanley William Higgs married Neva Penna (born 10.10.1897). Neva’s parents were John Penna and Elvina Gasmier.(b. 03.08.1865 in Riverton, South Australia.) Hope that helps work out the connection.
My Mum Pauline Greet grew up in Abbaville house in Rose of anyone remembers her? Her Dad was called John/Jack her mum was Nancy and her sister Angela
I am delighted to discover this link to the Rose and Hendravossen area. I understand there are around 3,800 Pennas in the area!! I am a descendant of the Penna family and live in South Australia. I am coming to England and specifically Cornwall for a few days to see if I can meet up with some of my distant relatives! And to stand where they stood! I would love to hear from anyone who may be interested to meet up when I am there. My mother’s cousin, Rex Penna and his wife Raelene visited the area some years ago. I hope to get an email from at least someone so I can discover more about our roots. Rex and Raelene Penna stayed at Hendravossen farm but I can’t find that it is still a B&B. My name is Jeanette Rich (nee Argent married to Melva Jean Higgs) Melva’s parents were Stanley William Higgs married to Neva Penna ) Kind regards. Maybe this is the link I have been hoping for!!!
Hi
I have just found this page about Rose
Hendravossan Farm does not do B&B any more. My parents William and Doris Waters lived there and took in guests but sadly they have both passed away. farm is now my brothers Michael
We are also related to the Penna think from Waters side, not got info with me as away staying at my sisters in Newquay. But if you are interested let me know and I will look up my folders. My email is [email protected]
I hope you managed to get over here and had a good stay, though sadly our family home is not In such good repair
Dear Sir. My paternal great grandfather was John Currah and his wife was Harriet Currah nee Harvey.
Harriet died in the village of Rose in October 1876 and James Penna was present at her death.
I would love to have any info on the Currah family or pictures.
John Currah was a farm labourer.
His Father , William Currah and mother Jane Currah nee Hawken
I have been doing the family tree now for some 5 years and have just completed the extended familyside
Thank you
Brian Woodcock
Brian, if you have not already done so you might like my Facebook Group – Memories of Goonhavern – Past & Present, this covers Rose too and I am sure someone is related to the Currah family.
It was lovely to see old photos of my family the Penna,s especially my grans beloved brother Hudson, also my families friends who they grew up with throughout their lives.
Glad you are enjoying.