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
Category: Yesteryear
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