Mary Kelynack & The Great Exhibition by Michael Tangye
The Great Exhibition of 1851 held in the Crystal Palace at Hyde Park, as a symbol “of British greatness and prosperity”, caused great excitement throughout
Category: Yesteryear
Truro in the Second World War. By Alan Murton in 1995
When did you first realise that the years you have lived through are “History” to others? The shock hit me in my forties when I
Cornwall’s Remarkable Adits by Allen Buckley
Cornwall’s mining history is well known, and hundreds of books have been written on most aspects of what is undoubtedly an impressive story. Although there
A Midnight Encounter by Thomas Shaw
St. Blazey Gate Methodist Church which was built in 1824 stands on the left-hand side of the road from St. Austell to St. Blazey at
Yesterdays – Some Other Ways Of Earning a Living by Dulcie Wing
I wonder if any of our readers can recollect the sandman? I first knew of him when I went to stay with my Aunt Mary
Morwenna’s Place by Mike Whitaker
The year is 550 A.D. (give or take). A Celtic princess, young and beautiful (all princesses are beautiful – this one probably red haired with
Idle Thoughts from Cornwall by Cornubian in 1996
I first conducted a Cornish brass band at the age of three. At the time, I was perched on my father’s shoulders waving my little
What May Means to me by Jill Biddle Obby Oss 1996
A poem written by Jill Biddle with scans of the original photos by Terry Harry of Padstow’s Obby Oss. Hopefully it will remind everyone of
A Little Bit More Chat With Maid Lowenna by Joy Stevenson
Donkey shays were a means of transport for many Cornish years ago; miners, especially, used them to get to their work each day. It was
A Cornish Crumpet – A Village Childhood by Ruth Tremayne Netter
A poem by Ruth Tremayne Netter a Quintrell Downs’ “Maid”, as presented at the Toronto Cornish Association meeting of May 2012.There is a huge coincidence
The Feast of St Day & The Customs of a Community by Paul Annear in 1995
Many Cornish towns and villages continue to celebrate their annual feast, but few match the enthusiasm and goodwill enjoyed at St. Day. Each year hundreds
John Wesley’s Cornish Amphitheatre by Joan Hellyar Shaw in 1996
Did you know that tucked away between St. Day and Carharrack and just one-and-a- half miles from Redruth is a place visited by over 20,000
Mining Can Be Fun By Allen Buckley in 1995
A problem “up-country” settlers have with the Cornish is knowing when to take them seriously. No race on earth is as dedicated to the “wind-up”
Bob Fitzsimmons by Andrew Croucher – The bigger they come, the harder they fail…”
It was a match that had been five long years in the making. Four thousand lucky boxing fans managed to descend on Carson City, Nevada