DALE WEBB – A Profile from 1995 & AN UPDATE
When it comes down to it, it is a treat to meet a Cornishman who is doing well for himself on our local television station
Category: Yesteryear
Obby Oss video by Terry Harry
This video was taken a few years ago in the hallway of Prideaux Place.I was there as a press guest thanks to Peter and Elisabeth
JOY STEVENSON – Our very own Maid Lowenna
Sadly both Joy and her wonderful dedicated husband Stan have passed on, but hopefully they are somewhere together. Knowing them both very well I would
ST. NEOT CHURCH BY REV. TONY OLIVEY
The present church at St. Neot was built about 1425 but was not finished in its final form until late in the 15th century when
Geevor Tin Mine in 1995 by Bob Orchard
All general photos taken at Geevor in 2020 by Terry Harry The area in which Geevor Tin Mine operated was first worked by the old
HAPPY MEMORIES OF PENWARTHA SCHOOL 1955/56 by Kevin Bennetts
WITH MR WILLY TAMBLIN AS OUR TEACHER WHO UNBEKNOWN TO ME AT THAT POINT SHAPED MY FUTURE. I had started school at Penwartha tucked away
Those Ubiguitous Engine Houses by Allen Buckley in 1995
The article was written in 1995 by Allen. All photos were taken by Terry Harry in 2020 Interest in Cornwall’s old, ruined, mine enginehouses has
RECOLLECTIONS OF REDRUTH 1939 – 1944 BY ELIZABETH TROUNSON
lf only Redruth station could speakl It had seen so many comings and goings during its history; mass migration to the cotton and woollen mills
CARHARRACK AND ST DAY SILVER BAND by Linda Trelease
The villages of Carharrack and St Day lie six miles south-west from the City of Truro. There has been a brass band connecting these two
GWENNAP PIT by Ruth Tremayne Netter
With photos by Terry Harry It’s the heart of the Methodist worldWhere John Wesley made his markAnd as the people came to listenSomething profound had
Welcome – Cornish History
Cornwall was indeed a Dark Ages kingdom. Its last king, Doniert, contrived to drown himself in the 10th century and an inscribed stone still stands
THE LEVANT MINING DISASTER BY PETER WAVERLY (1994)
It was nearly 3pm on Monday 20th October 1919, when the man engine at Levant mine on the cliffs near Pendeen snapped and the second
Breage Church in 1994 by Margaret Rowling
Just four miles from Helston, on the main road to Penzance, you will pass through the village of Breage. On your right, as you come
ST. BILLY OF BALDHU (The life and times of Billy Bray) Part two by Thomas Shaw
Thomas Shaw, is a Methodist Minister, and a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedd (Ystoryer Methodysyeth). He’s the former general secretary of the Wesley Historical Society,