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
Category: Yesteryear
Two Historic Programmes – St Columb Coronation and Silver Jubilee.
Below are two historic programmes from St Columb. The first is from the Queen’s Coronation in 1953 and the second is from the Silver Jubilee
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
ST. PIRAN by Ruth Tremayne Harry 2nd March 2022
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
The Newquay Pictorial Post Card Budget
This is a scan of a wonderful collection of 6 postcards of Newquay from the early 1900s. It a was part of a collection belonging
A CORNISH CHRISTMAS by Les Rendell
Remember your childhood Christmas in Kernow years ago?When simple things were treasured gifts and how we loved them so;When a Christmas tree was a holly
Tales Of Twickenham – A blast from the past by Terry Harry
These stories I have had in a waiting area for many months, it is about time they were seen.They are from a book “Tales of
“Big Al Hodge” – A Tribute
I am so lucky to have seen Al perform many times and considered him a friend. I photographed him lots of times whilst he was
A Short History of West End Stores, Redruth by Charles Sibthorpe
The West End Stores, originally a drapery store was started by my great grandfather, William Henry Sarra who was usually know as W H Sarra.