Joseph Dingle v. Charles Rashleigh: Peeling back 250 years of myth By Lyndon Allen, 2026 The origins of the modern transformation of Charlestown are not rooted simply in aristocratic enterprise, but in the bleak realities of the eighteenth-century parish poor law system. Richard Larn records that Joseph Dingle was taken out of the St. Austell…Continue Reading “Joseph Dingle v. Charles Rashleigh: Peeling back 250 years of myth”
Portloe (Photo: courtesy Lyndon Allen) (Links are in blue) This Month’s Cornish Articles and Poems The Life and Times of Sidney Zacharius Penpraze – The Calendar Affair It was a still, cold night, the sort when the smoke rises gently from the chimneys like fingers pointing to the sky. There were few customers in…Continue Reading “Newsletter October 2026”
Portloe (Photo: courtesy Lyndon Allen) (Links are in blue) This Month’s Cornish Articles and Poems The Life and Times of Sidney Zacharius Penpraze It was a still, cold night, the sort when the smoke rises gently from the chimneys like fingers pointing to the sky. There were few customers in the pub, probably because…Continue Reading “Newsletter September 2026”
Mevagissey (Photo: Keith Gray) (Links are in blue) This Month’s Cornish Articles and Poems The History of the Port of Par To study the history of Par harbour, we first need to peer back through the mists of time to the port of St Blazey. It was here that ships came to the area of…Continue Reading “Newsletter August 2026”
Passing the Banjo Pier at Looe (Photo: Courtesy Lyndon Allen) (Links are in blue) This Month’s Cornish Articles and Poems The Dondu In the church of St Germanus at ancient Lanaled, there survives a carved Misericorde seat showing a Huntsman and his Dandy Dogs. This is the terrifying story of the Dondu; the…Continue Reading “Newsletter July 2026”
Horse team heading for Charlestown with China Clay 1900 (Photo: Courtesy Lyndon Allen) (Links are in blue) This Month’s Cornish Articles and Poems The Life and Times of Sidney Zaccarius Penpraze – The White Winged Chough “Tis right nuff Pard, I was attacked an I consider meself lucky to ave escaped with me life: I…Continue Reading “Newsletter June 2026”