The Coming of the Wireless by Tom Clemens (who actually taught Jethro quite a few years ago!)
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
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John Betjeman’s Cornwall by Molly Reynolds with photos by Terry Harry
Although John Betjeman, best known of Britain’s Poets Laureate, was not a Cornishman, he made one area of the county his own. The villages and
The Memorial To Guglielmo Marconi at Poldhu Cove photos by Terry Harry
If you have never been it is well worth a visit. Take the road on the left of the beach, up to The Poldhu Cove
Cornwall Blood Bikes – Riding For Life
Cornwall Blood Bikes founded in 2011, is a purely volunteer run charity operating “out of hours” Monday to Friday 5pm-7am and 24 hours weekends and
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
So many ways to support a charity caring for children from across Cornwall
Visitors to Cornwallyesteryear.com will know the strength of identity of the Cornish people as well as the support that those in Cornwall show for their
A visit to Trengwainton with Terry Harry
Ruth and I went on a very pleasant warm day, pity there was not a blue sky. But is was wonderful to visit this treasure
ST. PIRAN by Ruth Tremayne Harry
A Saint who came from IrelandAnd turned up on Cornish shoresHis name of course is PiranHis legend still endures He landed with a millstonePerhaps from
In Memorium David “Benji” Thomas
Sadly David “Benji” Thomas the great Cornish Rugby coach, has passed away at the age of 83. Knowing him was an honour and a pleasure
A CORNISH ROWER by Ruth Tremayne Harry
There’s a statue by the riverA woman sitting on a benchShe is gazing at the waterWith a rower’s steel intent Ann Glanville is this rowerShe