The Royal Cornwall Show history before 1994
Back in the dim and distant past of the late 18th century, Cornwall was quite remote from the heavily populated areas, but it was far
Category: Yesteryear
Marshgate WI History
As Marshgate WI approaches its 70th birthday, it has a lot of history to look back on from its humble beginnings in the village schoolroom.
St Kea’s Boat by David Loveridge
A large block of granite, hollow on one side, lying on the banks of the River Fal for centuries was said to have been St.
The Wreck of the S.S. Schiller, 1875, and its Aftermath by Michael Tangye
1960. I sat in the kitchen of the farmhouse at Pelistry, on St. Mary’s, and chatted to ninety- year-old Mrs. Tregear about the Scilly she
Wreck of the Cita on the Isle Of Scilly. by Steve Ottery in 1997
We pray thee, Lord not that wrecks should happen, but if’ they do, thou wilt guide them to the Isles of Scilly for the benefit
After An Gof by Peter Waterfield
I ‘m looking at the dramatic painting by Donald MacLeod called Crossing the Tamar – the Cornish Rebellion. Under flaring torches and waving banners of
Thomas Flamank by PO Munn
The unsung qualify of the 1497 leadership – why we marched for him…. It has been said that the Cornish like arguing a point. Much
Fourteen Ninety Seven by Richard Gendall
This article was written for us in 1997 by the late great Richard Gendall. He died in Liskeard in September 2017 at the age of
Cornish Superstition by Chris Simons
Many superstitions are common to several parts of Britain, but some have their roots in specific areas. The ones I intend to talk about are
Nineteenth Century Punishment in Cornwall by Michael Tangye
Today it frequently appears that “crime pays”. Lack of discipline within the family group allied to a vast drift away from church and chapel, where
Granite from Zennor Did it come to St. Ives by sea or land c1996 by Tre Pol Pen
Being born and reared in St. Ives, the writer has been brought up, like so many others, with the story passed down from generation, that
Falmouth & The Peninsular War by Michael Tangye
In 1995, Britain celebrated the fiftieth anniversary marking the end of the Second World War. The people of Falmouth then recalled the massive build-up of
Here be Dragons
Despite a number of tales about Danish depredations, and their having a settlement of sorts in Scilly, Cornwall probably saw less of the Norsemen’s incursions
A little about Lanson
An article written by Lanson’s Town Crier Rob Tremain who is an Honoured Burgess of the Town. He is a real proper bloke and a