Louise@GwanwynNov 14, 20223 minPassmore Edwards - the 'Cornish Carnegie'The name of Passmore Edwards is synonymous with libraries in Cornwall, and for good reason; in a fifteen-year period, he funded no less...
Louise@GwanwynOct 7, 20223 minGrace Blight – From Cornwall to Cumbria: a life of travel in EnglandCornish archaeologist, author and artist, John Thomas Blight (1835 - 1911), is perhaps not as well-known as he should be: he was born in...
Louise@GwanwynSep 30, 20223 minJoel Michell - merchant benefactorThough the name is no longer familiar, Joel Michell was once a well-known figure in Penryn. He was a merchant – first for linen, and...
Louise@GwanwynJun 10, 20225 minMolly Vivian Hughes - an educational pioneer from a Camborne familyJust outside of Camborne lies the secluded hamlet of Reskadinnick, and at its centre is the farm house from which shoots of the Vivian...