The name of Passmore Edwards is synonymous with libraries in Cornwall, and for good reason; in a fifteen-year period, he funded no less...

Cornish archaeologist, author and artist, John Thomas Blight (1835 - 1911), is perhaps not as well-known as he should be: he was born in...

Though the name is no longer familiar, Joel Michell was once a well-known figure in Penryn. He was a merchant – first for linen, and...

Just outside of Camborne lies the secluded hamlet of Reskadinnick, and at its centre is the farm house from which shoots of the Vivian...

The life of John Thomas Blight - a Victorian-era Cornish artist, archaeologist and author who should be more renowned than he is - links...

It was the well-preserved slate headstone - arranged like a spreadsheet of family history -that first got my attention: its organisation...

A Cornish Waif's Story - Emma Smith (pseudonym) - Mabel Carvolth This autobiography, of a life lived through the first half of the...

The name of the Basset family is firmly associated with the manor house in Tehidy, just to the south east of Portreath, on the north...