Category: Places

Uprising In Falmouth by Brian Faulkner

The need for a regular mail service to Spain led, in 1688, to the setting up of a service, first to Corunna then to the

A wonderful piece from our friends in the Toronto Cornish Association

Thank you to John Webb from the TCA, yes that’s in Canada.

A Cornish Crumpet – A Village Childhood by Ruth Tremayne Netter

A poem by Ruth Tremayne Netter a Quintrell Downs’ “Maid”, as presented at the Toronto Cornish Association meeting of May 2012.There is a huge coincidence

The Feast of St Day & The Customs of a Community by Paul Annear in 1995

Many Cornish towns and villages continue to celebrate their annual feast, but few match the enthusiasm and goodwill enjoyed at St. Day. Each year hundreds

John Wesley’s Cornish Amphitheatre by Joan Hellyar Shaw in 1996

Did you know that tucked away between St. Day and Carharrack and just one-and-a- half miles from Redruth is a place visited by over 20,000

The Stormbringers by Craig Weatherhill in 1996

We are sorry to say that Craig has died during July 2020, after a long illness. He was a ferocious protector of Cornwall and a

Killifreth Mine by Allen Buckley

The mining region of West Cornwall is noted for its impressive engine houses, although none of these great buildings is more famous for its elegance

The Name Of Our Capital by The Late, Richard Gendall

Truro…? How do you say it, and what does it mean? Old memories are dying out: does anyone from the west still tell of the

Penzance Battery or Batteries by Robin Knight

The fact that a gun battery was at one time situated on the Battery Rocks adjacent to the iconic Jubilee Pool is well known, but

My Most Unforgettable Character – A Memory of South Crofty Mine c1995

The first time I met Walter he was in a terrible rage, his eyes gleaming redly in the light of my cap lamp like some