Bowling Green Steps
Located below the Bowling Green and adjacent to the Old Cattle Market.
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In my Grandfathers early years the steps were surfaced with cobbled stones, slippery and treacherous, worn by the constant tread of heavy hob-nailed boots. It was a steep slope connecting the Bowling Green and the former cattle market. A right of way providing a convenient approach to the residents of the lower part of the town.
The approach could well have been in use when it is generally supposed a meadowland or open ground occupied a space almost to the base of the former Castle, hence the name of the row of houses `CASTLE GREEN` . At the bottom of these steps there was a public drinking water supply. It was first released by a tap on the right hand side of the lower steps.
Today there is a handrail affixed in the centre of the walk extending the whole length.
It was at the space at the bottom of these steps that a trader named `Lacy` from Redruth occupied this spot. Every Monday he entertained the public with his gifted patter, which never failed to draw a number of prospective purchasers. Few escaped the persuasive eloquence of `Lacy` who was of a generation who could sell a fire engine or refrigerator to an Eskimo!
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