CHANCE ENCOUNTER by Les Rendell
Where be ‘ee goin’ to, me ‘ansome?Ted’n often I see ‘ee round ‘ere,Why ’tis more’n sennight I saw ‘eeOff down to the kiddley for beer. I hear old Sam Bartlett’s a dyin’Never been right since his cheelGot pregnant by Poacher PolgreenAn’ ran off with the scoundrel to Zeal. Did ‘ee go to the feast day […]
Obby Oss video by Terry Harry
This video was taken a few years ago in the hallway of Prideaux Place.I was there as a press guest thanks to Peter and Elisabeth Prideaux-Brune.I hope you all enjoy this as much as I did doing it and still do watching it. It was as exhilarating and moving as anything I have ever photographed, […]
Land’s End videos
LAND’S END on a beautiful day
A very quiet day at Land’s End the most westerly place on the mainland.Some videos and photos by Terry Harry, we hope you will enjoy them during the lockdown. Please we hope you all keep safe and stay well.
Various Videos
St Ives on a beautiful day
JOY STEVENSON – Our very own Maid Lowenna
Sadly both Joy and her wonderful dedicated husband Stan have passed on, but hopefully they are somewhere together. Knowing them both very well I would say that is where they deserve to be. I feel very blessed having known them. Joy was without any doubt the most humorous lady I have ever known. This piece […]
LANDSCAPE by Les Rendell
I gaze upon the granite moor and mark the summit of the tor;And all around the windswept green, changing hue to shades between.While over where the sky casts down, the sea shows off her bluest gown,As Kernow’s cliffs, in sheer array, present a backcloth to the bay. Along the hills, the craggy rock, the autumn […]
ST. NEOT CHURCH BY REV. TONY OLIVEY
The present church at St. Neot was built about 1425 but was not finished in its final form until late in the 15th century when the north aisle was added. The position of the church is outstanding. It dominates the village, and the southern aspect – the side seen from the village – is a […]
A POACHER’S LAMENT by Les Rendell
John Polgreen were hardly a shammickAn’ a pattic would do ‘en bit shortBut drulgy he was an’ a drunkardAn’ oftimes he landed in court. Mazed Monday he’s there all a grizzlin’But Magistrate’s got nouse in his head“John Polgreen, ’tis time you stopped ploddin’And found a good maid for to wed.” “A great lubber-cock an’ a […]
EVEN MORE CHAT with Maid Lowenna – Joy Stevenson
I bin Trurra day furr bit shoppun. Tha plaace wuz boilun with people yewd think twuz Cow day. Mind, I da reckon tha shops in Trurra iz uz good uz London, thaw ta tell tha truth I nivvurr bin Lundun thaw they da tell me tiz a geat zawn as a plaace. I da stay […]
“Things We Da Say” by Maid Lowenna – Joy Stevenson
Launder – Guttering. Grushunns – The dregs especially tea leaves. Wisht uz a winnurd – Feeling and looking ill, miserable. Winnard is a bird like the fieldfare and redwing which looks sad and “wisht”, in the cold weather. Tiddun knaw good I tellee – I cannot over-emphasise that there is no merit in what you […]
NEWQUAY REMEMBERED Ruth Tremayne Harry 27th December, 2020
Renowned for cliffs and beachesA seaside town with natural charmAnd on the outskirt village hamletsWith cows, horses and a farm There were tourists in the summerA different feel on winter daysBut as a child it was idyllicAnd the memory of it stays Now flats and surfpods litterThe cliffs and fields around the townThe skyline flawed, […]
Geevor Tin Mine in 1995 by Bob Orchard
All general photos taken at Geevor in 2020 by Terry Harry The area in which Geevor Tin Mine operated was first worked by the old miners in the Wethered section of the mine. It is not known precisely when mining began, but in the old workings in the Wheal Carne area there is a date […]