St Neot Local Historians

04/06/2026

The Historians descended on Ley on a stormy Monday evening. Luckily we were quickly received by our hosts in their church conversion.

The church was built in the 1860s but not used for a hundred years and even then only for a short while. The bell was later removed to another farmhouse nearby.

Much of the population of Ley had emigrated from West Cornwall in the 1840s after mines went out of business. They became farm labourers, carpenters and blacksmiths.

Sheltered from wind and weather discussions were held over cake and tea, and some of it may have even been about history.

20/05/2026

Discover local stories and Cornish history at the St Neot Archive.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am til midday.

04/04/2026

This may be of interest. The living installation will feature the historical craft of willow weaving. St Neot Historians secretary Zac Leon will be reading from his book 'The Nine Legends of St Neot', and we will hear from member Nick Hart's choir, plus other choirs and displays.

01/04/2026

Did you know that St Neot’s village green is actually at Dozmary pool ! This photo was taken in 1920s of a Methodist chapel day out

31/03/2026

Thanks to John O'Neil for dropping by with some his collection of old postcards of St Neot, of which this is just a small sample.

John is something of a village legend, having been chairman of the Village Hall and the Club, a governor of the school, as well as sitting on the council in years gone by.

There are many more gems to be discovered in the St Neot Archive, open Tuesdays and Thursday mornings 10-12.

26/03/2026

The village hall looking resplendent and an older letter headed Church Institute, setting out the terms for the use and replacement of lightbulbs 💡

26/03/2026

23/03/2026

Congratulations to Golden Tree Productions for laying the last stone at Kerdroya by Colliford Lake on the Spring Equinox. It is the largest classical labyrinth in the world.

The project is an engagement with Cornish history, in particular Cornish hedging. It will also one day be history itself, seeing as it will weather for thousands of years!

A great achievement.