The China Clay Industry by Malcolm Gould
Malcolm Gould brings us the technical aspects of extracting clay, the practical methods used and more than a bit of local colour. A most informative
Category: Mining
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
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
Kennall Gunpowder Mill Co. by Tony Mansell
In this article, Tony Mansell turns to the gunpowder manufacturing industry of the 19th century and looks at the process involved, and the pain experienced
Simon Jones – A real mining photographer
Terry Harry’s Comment.It is very human to see something and think, wow that’s excellent. That is exactly how we felt when we went into a
Those Mysterious Holes In The Ground – By well known authority Allen Buckley
“A mine is a hole in the ground with a Cornishman at the bottom,” so says the old adage, but, when is a hole a
The Bible Class Which Made Mining Safer by Allen Buckley
Nineteenth century Methodists were preoccupied with the saving of men’s souls, but one of their devout members successfully saved many thousands of miners’ lives in
The Man Who Photographed the Miners: J. C. Burrow in Cornwall and Wales – By Francis Edwards (The Cornwall Historian)
Part One ‘Mongst Photos and Photographers… A few weeks ago, I took my son on a camping trip to North Wales. We weren’t especially fortunate
A wonderful video based on mining by Julia Rich
This video below was created by Julia Rich as part of a photography degree, while doing a project called “The Hole in the Ground”, it
Introduction of Rock Drills into Cornish Mining by Allen Buckley
Written by Allen Buckley in 1995 for Cornwall Today Magazine Over the last five hundred years Cornish miners have swung between being world leaders in
Cornish Mining History written by the brilliant Allen Buckley for Cornwall Today in 1995
The Cornish industrial landscape is coming under increasing scrutiny. Interest in all things connected to Cornish mining and other aspects of the county’s industrial past
IKTIS – The Ancient Cornish Tin Trade by Craig Weatherhill
This follow up article was also written in the 1990s by the great Cornish writer and scholar Craig Weatherhill who sadly died in 2020. Any
Cousin Jack Gold Fever by Michael Tangye
When the Australian “gold rush” commenced in 1851, many Cornish “Cousin Jacks” left their occupations in the foreign mining fields of America and Mexico to
Tinners’ Celebrations – Yow Whidden or White Thursday by Allen Buckley
From time immemorial Cornish tinners have celebrated the important dates on their calendar in their own way. Not only have the occasions been important to