Ah! We’ll sit beside the aching Bal To hold our heart between its knees – Still hands, uncalloused now Stir melancholy’s slow reprise – It suits the eye to always choose To stare at slowly moving ground Beneath soft sandalled shuffled soles Where nail’d steps once rang their sound, And, pressed beneath the…Continue Reading “South Crofty Revived by Bert Biscoe”
Alan Murton of Goonhavern was born and raised in Truro and here he recounts his memories of sport in the city and how it came to be an important part of his life. Prologue I was born into a sporting family. My father had boxed and played cricket but was past his playing days…Continue Reading “Memories of Sport in Cornwall”
Carn Marth is an ancient hill to the southeast of Redruth. This profile of Carn Marth Primitive Methodist Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell. Now only accessible on foot from Old Sandy Lane or from a track to the south. A Primitive Methodist chapel to the east of Sandy Lane…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Carn Marth (Sandy Lane, Redruth) Primitive Methodist Chapel”
Stithians, also known as St Stythians, is a village in the middle of the triangle bounded by Redruth, Helston and Falmouth. Foundry is an area within Stithians. This profile of Foundry United Methodist Free Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell. John Welsey visited Stithians in 1744-50 and brought Methodism to the…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Stithians Foundry United Methodist Free Church”
Mabe is situated one mile (1.6 km) west of Penryn. Trenoweth Wesleyan Chapel, Mabe Burnthouse has been profiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell. Trenoweth Wesleyan Chapel is located on Antron Hill, Mabe Burnthouse. Wayside Wesleyan chapel, now converted to house. Pedimented dressed granite front end with round-arched openings, traceried windows and panelled doors. A…Continue Reading “Mapping Methodism – Trenoweth Wesleyan Chapel, Mabe Burnthouse”
In this article, Tony Mansell turns to the gunpowder manufacturing industry of the 19th century and looks at the process involved, and the pain experienced when things go wrong. Gunpowder was invented in China, probably in the 9th century, and its potential for warfare and for more peaceful purposes was quickly realised. Opinions vary…Continue Reading “Kennall Gunpowder Mill Co.”