The Royal Cornwall Show history before 1994
Back in the dim and distant past of the late 18th century, Cornwall was quite remote from the heavily populated areas, but it was far
Category: Memories
The Wreck of the S.S. Schiller, 1875, and its Aftermath by Michael Tangye
1960. I sat in the kitchen of the farmhouse at Pelistry, on St. Mary’s, and chatted to ninety- year-old Mrs. Tregear about the Scilly she
Wreck of the Cita on the Isle Of Scilly. by Steve Ottery in 1997
We pray thee, Lord not that wrecks should happen, but if’ they do, thou wilt guide them to the Isles of Scilly for the benefit
Cornish Superstition by Chris Simons
Many superstitions are common to several parts of Britain, but some have their roots in specific areas. The ones I intend to talk about are
Footprints In The Sand written by Edna Cass in 1997
This article featured in Cornwall Today, Yesterday & Dreckly in 1997 We have added the wonderful poem “Trebetherick by John Betjeman“The original photos were taken
How Folk Earned A Living On Some Of Our Yesterdays By Dulcie Wing
Between the two World Wars many young men would be seen peddling goods from door to door, especially in the country villages. Most of these
A Scillonian skippers’s scribllings with John Hicks c1995
John Hicks is a Scillonian and very proud of it. He’s a boatman by profession who used to ferry passengers all around the Islands in
The Coming of the Wireless by Tom Clemens c1996
In my village in mid-Cornwall the telephone was still something of a novelty when the first wireless sets appeared and although we didn’t understand how
It’s lives we’re after, not ships. by Thomas Austin
Padstow Lifeboat first Published in Aigust 1995 Severe stormforce winds, some structural damage may occur. That warning is always ominous, and all of us on
Auntie Em’ by David Moyse
When I think of her, waifs and strays both human and animal come to mind.Auntie Em was my mother’s sister, and as a very small