This is a very personal story of one particular day, but it should be helpful, I hope, to people carrying out all sorts of research in Cornwall. It started with my grandmother’s family. I did not know much about them and so I carried out some online research. Their name was Grey and they lived…Continue Reading “Kerdhes Adro Arwennack”
Self-taught artist Maureen Crofts displays an exceptional talent and we are delighted to display here just a few of her amazing creations. The light and atmosphere in Cornwall enticed me to try painting. I started with watercolour pencils, had lots of fun and wanted to try another medium. I painted scenes of Cornwall in acrylic…Continue Reading “Mixed Mediums”
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”