Priscilla Oates brings us the story of a little village on the Lizard, Cury. It was where she was born and is a place to which she has “come back home”. CURY – the Conversation “Cury? “That drive through place, just houses and traffic calming things.” “In Somerset, isn’t it?” Just some of the…Continue Reading “Cury”
Emily Thornhill reflects on religious sites in the first article in her new series for Cornish Story exploring place through photography. ‘God’s Little Acre’ is a study of the tiny and often forgotten Anglican churches and chapels of Cornwall, that reside in the most secluded of places. Serving sometimes only handfuls of people, these intricate…Continue Reading “God’s Little Acre”
Whilst collecting information for my books and stories I have interviewed many people, each with a tale to tell. It is surprising, therefore, that although my mother has led an interesting life, I had never sat down with pen and paper to record her story. The situation has now been remedied and this is just…Continue Reading “My Literary Friend”
I decided to go down the beach the other night and, living in Falmouth, the most obvious choice was Gyllyngvase, otherwise known as Gylly. For those who don’t know it, it’s a long stretch of beach with a restaurant and toilet block at one end and a large amount of rocks (but not cliffs) at…Continue Reading “Modernism down Gyllyngvase”
Malcolm Gould writes about the historical impact of mining on a remote area that has been totally deindustrialised with the passage of time. By the 13th Century the Cornish tin industry was already an important part of the local landscape within the area surrounding Gunwen and Helman Tor. A substantial amount of tin came from…Continue Reading “Mining in the Helman Tor Area”
Colin C. Short writes the first of a short series of articles by different authors relating to the cultural heritage of the Helman Tor area of Mid-Cornwall. A succession of buildings from four different branches of Methodism creates a series of overlapping spiritual landscapes in the parishes adjacent to Helman Tor – roughly the parishes…Continue Reading “The Spiritual Landscape of the Helman Tor Area: Chapels and Meeting Places”