1990s•Falmouth
The Great Eclipse of 1999: When Cornwall Went Dark
On August 11th, 1999, Cornwall experienced the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Britain since 1927. For two minutes and four seconds, day became ...
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Explore stories from across Cornwall, shared by our community. Each story is a window into the lives and memories of Cornish people.
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1940s•Fowey
Daphne du Maurier: The Writer Who Made Cornwall Famous
When Daphne du Maurier first saw the ruins of Menabilly House near Fowey in 1927, she was twenty years old and instantly bewitched. "I stood there like someone ...
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1910s•Mevagissey
The Lost Gardens of Heligan: Sleeping Beauty Awakened
In 1990, Tim Smit was exploring the overgrown grounds of a derelict Cornish estate when he found something extraordinary: a door hidden beneath brambles, and be...
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1910s•Camborne
Dolcoath Mine: The Queen of Cornish Mines
For over 400 years, Dolcoath Mine near Camborne was the deepest, richest, and most famous tin and copper mine in Cornwall — and arguably the world. The Cornish ...
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1960s•Land's End
The Torrey Canyon: The Day the Sea Turned Black
On the morning of March 18th, 1967, the supertanker Torrey Canyon struck Pollard's Rock on the Seven Stones reef between Land's End and the Isles of Scilly. She...
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1800s•Camborne
Richard Trevithick: The Cornishman Who Invented the Steam Age
On Christmas Eve, 1801, a crowd gathered on the road above Camborne to witness something that had never been seen before in all of human history: a machine that...
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1990s•Redruth
Cornish Rugby: Where the Whole County Is a Team
Cornwall has never had a professional rugby team. It doesn't need one. When the county team plays, the whole of Cornwall turns out. The County Championship h...
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500s•Perranporth
St Piran: Cornwall's Patron Saint and His Magical Discovery
Cornwall's patron saint arrived, legend says, floating across the Irish Sea on a millstone. St Piran had been thrown from a cliff by Irish pagans who objected t...
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2020s•Illogan
Northern lights in Cornwall
Last week, we had the immense privilege of witnessing a spectacular display in our Cornish sky. As I stood there, gazing upward, I could hardly believe my eyes....
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