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1850s•Redruth

The Cornish Pasty: A Miner's Portable Feast

The Cornish pasty is more than food — it's a piece of engineering designed for the most dangerous workplace in the world: the tin mine. The crimped crust tha...

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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 ...

Ben

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