How A Cornish Village Community Organised Its Leisure Some Sixty Years Ago
Swing High, Swing Low by Eve Northey So what is everyone doing during this lockdown? Why not email admin@cornwallyesteryear.com and tell us what your community
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CADGWITH COVE
On the extreme south coast of CornwallLies the picturesque Cadgwith CoveIt’s the home of fishermen’s familiesA very special treasure trove The fishing fleet is centralIt’s
Richard Perry – South Australia 1873-76 by Michael Tangye
The discovery of copper in the York Peninsula of South Australia in the 1840s attracted Cornish miners in their hundreds, and Burra-Burra, Wallaroo, and Moonta,
Stroll Through Launceston With Rob Tremain – Eaten By Cannibals
Cornwall’s churches are a wonderful source of material for the local historian, and the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Launceston is no exception. A
Where The Phoenicians Weren’t by Craig Weatherhill
This article was written in the 1990s by the great Cornish writer and scholar Craig Weatherhill who sadly died in 2020. Any article or book
The Tea Treat by Phyllis Manning
Each week as I walk into the local baker to buy my school treat saffron bun, as it is still called, I am reminded of