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16. Strawberry Pickers

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Strawberry pickers working for Mr. Harris at Whimple Farm, Gunnislake. c.1920 From the early 1900s the parish was known for its fruit and flowers which were sent to Covent Garden and as far as Manchester. Market gardening went into sharp decline after the closure of the branch line to freight traffic in 1965.

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  • Who We Are & What We Do
    • Our History
    • Collections
    • Exhibitions
    • Support Us
  • Shop
    • Publications
    • Tamar History Newsletter
    • Photographs
    • Online Purchase Order Form
  • Would you like to help?
  • Market Gardening
  • Local History Group
    • Future Activities
    • CPLHG Form
  • Mining In Calstock Parish
  • Cornish Music and Customs
  • Railways
  • Roman Fort