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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. more info
RECENT ARTICLES
- Dame Schools as a part of the Cornish Education SystemA Dame School (Thomas George Webster 1800-1886) By Tony Mansell Prior to the Elementary Education Act of 1870, 1 the state took no responsibility for schooling and those who wanted their children to receive lessons had to rely on charity or private arrangements. There appears to have been many small schools offering such a service…Continue Reading “Dame Schools as a part of the Cornish Education System”
- The Phantom Tinner of Geevor – a poem by Robert J RowseThe Phantom Tinner of Geevor By Robert J Rowse The heavy gates were sealed in ninety’s chill, The winding drum stood silent on the hill. Damp bitter air still clings to rusted stone, Where phantom miners walk the dark alone. Rough granite walls exhale a bitter breath, That carries echoes from the depths…Continue Reading “The Phantom Tinner of Geevor – a poem by Robert J Rowse”
- The Dondu: The Demon Huntsman and his Dandy DogsBy Robert Burroughs Another story in the Drollercoaster series St Germanus Priory Church at old Lanaled; East Wivelshire, 1824 From F W L Stockdale: Excursions in the County of Cornwall; (pub’ Simpkin & Marshall, London, 1824) In the church of St Germanus at ancient Lanaled, there survives a carved Misericorde seat showing a Huntsman and…Continue Reading “The Dondu: The Demon Huntsman and his Dandy Dogs”
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THE RESCORLA CENTRE
The home of Cornish Culture in Mid-Cornwall
Cornish Story is a part of the Rescorla Centre based in the village of Rescorla
