The Quest for England
It’s raining in Cormnwall, so Mark Sellwood and I decide to visit Truro, Cornwall’s capital city. Watch out for comedy moments. Truro prospered in the 18th–19th centuries. Industry flourished through improved mining methods and higher prices for tin, and the town attracted wealthy mine owners. Elegant Georgian and Victorian townhouses were built, such as those […]
Today the lovely Mark Sellwood takes me up to Carn Brea to look at the castle and the monument. Carn Brea Castle stands near the top of the hill. It is built on the site of a chapel built in 1379 probably dedicated to St Michael. It was built in the 18th century by the […]
In today’s video, Mark Sellwood and I are off to look at the lovely St Euny church, near Redruth in Cornwall. It sits at the edge of Carn Brea and is believed to contain quite a few miners graves. The tin mines are dotted around the area and the various accidents and tragedies would have […]
This is the first of a mini series of explorations of Cornwall with my friend Mark Sellwood who lives in Redruth. Carn Brea is adjacent to Redruth, a large mountainous hills littered with the remnants from the Cornish mining days. The old steam pumping engine houses stand sturdy. The housed the steam engines that drained […]