Figgy Dowdy's Well, Carnmarth, Redruth, c1910
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Identifier
BRA_8_038
Description
Figgy Dowdy's Well on Carn Marth near Redruth. This is also known as Margery Daw's Well and local girls baptised their dolls here on Good Friday. A local rhyme is 'Figgy Dowdy had a well on the top of Carn Marth hill and she locked it night and day lest people should carry the water away'.
Date
1910-1919
Rights
Paddy Bradley
Coverage
Lanner, Gwennap
Publisher
cornishmemory.com
Type
Still Image
Contributed by
Paddy Bradley
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