Malcolm Gould brings us the technical aspects of extracting clay, the practical methods used and more than a bit of local colour. A most informative and entertaining read. Historical Origins The name “kaolin” A12Si2O5(OH)4 is derived from “kao ling,” the Chinese for high ridge, because it was first found in such places in the…Continue Reading “The China Clay Industry”
Mapping Methodism is a project to record the history of our Cornish Methodist chapel buildings. If you would like to ‘adopt a chapel’ and explore its history in a similar way to this example (Mawla) then please get in touch (mappingmethodism@gmail.com) letting us know which chapel. By doing so we will avoid the chance of…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Chapel Histories currently being compiled”
Old Mount Edgcumbe House The setting for the Tale of the Lady of Mount Edgcumbe’s Ring The Lady of Mount Edgcumbe’s Ring; A Fruit Thief makes a Fatal Choice! A storm had passed over Rame! …Continue Reading “Lady Of Mount Edgcumbe”
In another article on present day Cornish artists, Rebecca Jaswinder Leest of St Agnes brings us a collection of her atmospheric paintings entitled “Luminaries and Lanterns” (Springtime 2020) Luminaries and Lanterns is a collection of illustrations which connects the Mundane World of the 2020 lockdown, with an escape route to a mysterious Underworld. A place…Continue Reading “Luminaries and Lanterns”
David Oates continues his story of Gwithian Tin Sand Works with a reflection on the Processes and People. In part 1 we saw how ancient geological forces coupled with the industriousness of man over the centuries led to this part of the Red River Valley, and the adjacent shoreline, becoming a depository for tin ore,…Continue Reading “Gwithian Tin Sand Works. Part Two – Processes and People”
Thoughts of folklore, myth and legend lead our minds to times past when events, or maybe the creative mind, provided us with some intriguing stories. Here, Tony Mansell of Cornish Story has set aside his non-fiction activities and uses his imagination to bring us the first of his present-day Cornish tales. Davie Pascoe stood…Continue Reading “The Rendezvous”