Kernow’s Smaller Villages – Penwithick by Malcolm Gould
This article takes us for a trip into clay-country as Malcolm Gould recalls his young life there in one of its small villages. I was born at my grandparents’ bungalow in Penwithickin 1956; my father was born there 30 years earlier. The bungalow is situated on the left as you enter Penwithick from the St […]
The Mangle House by Tony Mansell
A mangle keeper or mangle woman was someone who offered a laundry pressing service to the people of her community. The possession of a mangle, located in what became known as a mangle house, was a way of earning a living. It was common to find one or more of these houses in a village […]
At the end of the valley by Tony Mansell
Another trip into Tony Mansell’s world of folklore, myth and legend. This time with a tale of a Cornish maid who was cheated out of a life with the only man she loved. It was late and there was a chill in the air as Annie made her way along the rough track in the […]
Herbert Lean By David Oates (Dialect Story Men)
David Oates, himself a superb deliverer of Cornish dialect stories, brings us an article about Herbert Lean who he describes as the master storyteller. To back up this claim he includes an audio recording of Herbert telling the tale of the Penponds Outing To listen to a wonderful audio piece of a Penponds outing click […]
Kernow’s Smaller Villages – Silverwell – Memories of Pure Gold by Tony Mansell
In the first of this series Tony Mansell has chosen the village where he grew up and for which he still has fond memories. There is nothing very remarkable about Silverwell: (1) nothing that makes it stand out in any way. Like most villages, it’s seen its share of good and bad times with the […]
Memories by Trevor Dalley
In 1956 after about ten years of cycling to and fro from Praze to Camborne every day in all weathers, loading the wagon with fruit and vegetables, fetching and hitching the horse to the shafts father decided sell Polly and bought a commercial vehicle. It was a Racing Green CAV Bedford van, registration number XAF […]
A dozen 2023 panoramics by Terry Harry
Singer of Stories by Richard Trethewey
I was born into a very musical family. For many generations before me, music, singing and instruments had been an important fixture of family life. Jaben Trethewey (b.1848) played Clarinet in St Dennis church. My Grandparents generation sung in the chapel choir and played both brass and piano. My father’s generation all played in brass […]
Delabole Slate Quarry by Alan Murton
Alan Murton is in east Cornwall and brings us the story of a Cornish icon – the Delabole Slate Quarry. Most of us have heard of it, some have seen it, but a pound to a penny there’s something new to learn from this graphic article. Standing at dawn with thousands of others on the […]
Black Bridge a Cornish fiction story by Tony Mansell
Once again, Tony Mansell leads us into his world of folklore, myth and legend involving an iconic bridge which really has left a lasting impression on him. This bitter-sweet love story was the winner of the Gorsedh Kernow 2010 – Short Story set in Cornwall. My heart beats faster as I spot a column of […]
A Few Shots Of Wildlife In Cornwall by Terry Harry
A few fun shots when out with my cameras. To view the shots click on the gallery below. I hope I got the correct bird names,
Cornish Coast Symposium written by Garry Tregidga
Climate change is an everyday concern in today’s society. This is particularly the case in coastal communities that are often subject to serious flooding and the impact of rising sea levels. The Cornish experience of coastal change in the past proved to be a popular subject for discussion at a recent symposium at the Penryn […]
A Miner’s Tale – from Simon Jones website (cornishmineimages.co.uk)
Simon had received a new account from Stu Peters an ex South Crofty Miner about a particularly bad day at the Mine. It is well worth a read, and a valuable addition to his Cornish Miners Memories 3. During the autumn of 1973 I went to work at South Crofty. On my first morning I […]
A day out at Minions & Golitha Woodland
Click on any photo in the gallery to see them larger There are photos here of the Minions Mound, which is believed to be a bronze age cairn.You will find it if you look carefully to the right of The Hurlers car park at Minions. It was damaged when the cottages next to it were […]