Timeline

Travel through Cornwall's history, decade by decade. Each story is a window into a different era of Cornish life.

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The 1850s2 stories

The Hurling of St Columb: The Wildest Game in Britain

Every Shrove Tuesday and the following Saturday, the town of St Columb Major transforms into a battleground for one of the oldest and most violent sports in Bri...

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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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