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
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The St Agnes Railway That Never Arrived by Clive Benney
Many will have heard of the Chacewater to Newquay Railway that passed through St Agnes Parish between 1903 and 1963 but how many know that
Growing Up Near Looe by Tony Mansell
This is largely an article of personal memories and is in no way an attempt to provide a history of the area. It includes my
At the end of the valley by Tony Mansell
Another trip into Tony Mansell’s world of folklore, myth and legend. This time with a tale of a Cornish maid who was cheated out of
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
Cornish Coast Symposium written by Garry Tregidga
Climate change is an everyday concern in today’s society. This is particularly the case in coastal communities that are often subject to serious flooding and
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
A day out at Minions & Golitha Woodland
Click on any photo in the gallery to see them larger There are photos here of the Minions Mound, which is believed to be a
Bude’s Tide Mill and Bridge – A New Book by Nick Cole
This book is an account of an 18-month long piece of historical detective work. At the centre of town is an iconic bridge named, “Nanny
Morwenstow Church by Ruth Tremayne Harry with photos by Terry Harry
There’s a Church in northern CornwallWhere an eccentric used to roamHe was the vicar and a poetMorwenstow Church became his home Reverend Hawker was this
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