The Quest for England
Mark and I are at St Agnes Head and we have spotted something rather curious. Determined to understand what it is we clamber down the cliff side to the beach to explore more. Since the 17th century there have been many attempts to create a harbour for St Agnes. Between 1632 and 1709 the Tonkins, […]
I am on a whistle stop tour of Cornwall. My friend Mark Sellwood is showing me around St Agnes, a beautiful village on the north coast. This is just a stroll through and is not meant to be a detailed guide to the area. The village of St Agnes, a popular coastal tourist spot, lies […]
I am scared. I don’t like heights and I have just climbed up Roche Rock and now my legs have turned to jelly! In this episode, Mark Sellwood and I, have come to explore a medieval chapel built onto a huge lump of granite, known as Roche Rock. On top of Roche Rock is a […]
Today, as part of my explorations of Cornwall, Mark Sellwood and I take a visit of the old Gunpowder workings that was based at Kennal Vale, near Redruth. Fired up in 1812, the Kennal Vale Gunpowder Works were laid out across 20 acres of forest land. The gunpowder was sent to the Cornish mines mostly. […]
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 […]