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
Category: Yesteryear
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,
The Children of Epona: Horses in Cornish Legend by Craig Weatherhill
An article written in 1993 for Cornwall Today by Craig Weatherhill who sadly died in July 2020. Craig was himself a Cornish Legend, his books
Discovering Cornish Hulls by Michael Tangye in 1994
I had heard of the dark and mysterious chambers penetrating deeply into the hillsides of the Carnmenellis granite area, which lies between Redruth and Helston.
Strange & Ghostly Cornish Tales by Pat Robins
Years ago, long before the arrival of radio or TV, Cornish folk often entertained each other by telling a tale. On dark, cold winter nights
Scilly The Way It Was The Bishop by Steve Ottery in 1995
For 150 years the light from the Bishop Rock lighthouse has warned the mariners to steer clear of the rocks or “fangs of Scilly”. The
Lostwithiel a Royalist Victory August – September 1644 by Blaze Redgrave in 1996
It was the siege of Lyme (now Lyme Regis) by a Royalist army under Prince Maurice that caused the Earl of Essex to set off
More Than Just a Mine by Allen Buckley in 1995
When articles or books are written about the history of a Cornish mine or some aspect of Cornish mining, the subject matter mostly concerns the
South Crofty’s New Access Shaft by Allen Buckley in 1995
Robinsons Shaft is extremely old. It was started in the late eighteenth century and was down to the 36th fathom level by the early years
Tales of Old Cornwall – The Tale Of The Boscastle Pigs by Stewart Murphy
There is one name that appears more often than any other when tales of old Cornwall are told. That is the famous Vicar of Morwenstow,
The West Cornwall Railway by Michael Tangye
The steam trains of the Great Western Railway are now very much a feature of the past. Memories linger of snug compartments featuring elongated sepia
Hawker of Morwenstow by Marjorie Lawrey
It has often been said that the Church of England is rich in eccentrics, and one of these must surely have been Robert Stephen Hawker,