Ginger’s Boots by Tony Mansell
Tony Mansell brings us a story of a kindly man who worked out of his shop in Charles Street, Truro. Jimmo was a cordwainer, a
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The Cornish Part 4 by John Webb of Toronto Cornish
A huge thank you to John who has spent many hours researching all this information.On the article below please click on the page and scroll
Kernow’s Smaller Villages – Mysterious Mithian
Tony Mansell continues this series with an article about this charming Cornish village where his wife was born and where his family lived for many
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
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
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.
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
Over the hills and far away .. by David Oates
David Oates draws on intensely personal childhood memories, of some seventy years ago, to find echoes of an age now gone. An age where leisure
A Village Childhood in Quintrell Downs by Ruth Tremayne Harry
Surfboards and sunsetsAnd pasties for lunchWith mackerel and ice creamAnd flowers by the bunch The hedges were highAnd morals to matchRoosters and chickensWith eggs that
An excellent book by Jim Wearne
Jim Wearne is a Cornish- American singer-songwriter who is an excellent lyricist which his book “Out Of Tune” shows. A link to purchase the book
Cornish Music Symposium by Kate Neale
On Saturday the 28th of October, the Cornish Music Symposium took place at Kresen Kernow as part of the annual Lowender festival – Cornwall’s festival
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
Cornwall’s Siren by Craig Weatherhill
Mermaids are ancient beings, known in one form or another the world over. The Greek Bronze Age exploits of Odysseus featured the deadly sirens whose