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Cornish Story is an initiative created with the vision to promote a greater knowledge of Cornwall and the Cornish Diaspora overseas. Unique, exclusive stories and films are combined with articles relating to all aspects of Cornish culture in the past and present.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Mapping Methodism
The project team led by Garry Tregidga and Tony Mansell would like to hear from volunteer researchers who would be interested in the study of chapels and other related sites (e.g. outdoor preaching pits) at the local level. The immediate task is to create… more info
RECENT ARTICLES
- ‘Twill all come round, Boy! Never Fear!’ – a poem by Bert BiscoeMr Pezzak of Mousehole makes small talk in a chance meeting of Bards up t’Trurra! ‘Ah! ‘Tis a legal crime! Brazen theft!’ Old Pezzak grips my arm. ‘Council houses In a village silenced by profiteers Changing hands for half a million!’ ‘Places built by Granfer & Son To get more kids past the age…Continue Reading “‘Twill all come round, Boy! Never Fear!’ – a poem by Bert Biscoe”
- Cornish GhostsTrencrom Hillfort After several years of using part of our yearly holiday time looking for somewhere to live in Cornwall, how could my wife and I resist a very nice house within walking distance of a hill crowned with an Iron Age hillfort, which we went to visit after looking the house over? As…Continue Reading “Cornish Ghosts”
- The Wheal Agar Disaster of 1883Memorial plaque on the Plume of Feathers pub, Pool. Now part of a popular walking tour[1] It’s around 7am on August 15, 1883. On 190 Fathom at Wheal Agar, off Agar Road, Pool, the night core is waiting to come to grass[2]. Unlike the nearby Dolcoath Mine, there’s no Man Engine here. Ingress to…Continue Reading “The Wheal Agar Disaster of 1883”
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