The Great Hurricane of 1823 by Michael Tangye Photos Terry Harry
Late October 1823. West Cornwall was experiencing summer-like weather with warm sunshine and still seas. In Mount’s Bay, and else-where along the coast, fishermen were
Category: Places
My Favourite Place – Malpas by Alan Murton
You’ve all got your favourite spots, I bet. One thing for sure is that we’re spoilt for choice in Cornwall, aren’t we? Don’t ask how
Zennor Church by Margaret Rowling for Cornwall Today in the 1990s
If you take the B3306 road from St. Ives to St. Just, you will pass through some of the most dramatic scenery in Cornwall. The
The Smugglers of Gerrans Bay – written by Chris Pollard for Cornwall Today in 1995
The long sweep of Gerrans Bay, with its high vantage points at the Nare Head and St. Anthony made it an ideal location for the
The Story Of The Cornish by John Webb
I am delighted to say that I have been granted permission for the following to appear on this website. John Webb is an important member
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
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
The Old Plough – Shortlanesend with a poem by Ruth Harry & Photos by Terry Harry
THE OLD PLOUGH It’s the local village pubAnd is the heart of ShortlanesendWhere Mark and Ian welcome youOn that you can depend Besides the drinks
