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 […]
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 […]
This is the last of he mini series of videos exploring Dorset’s fine Jurassic Coast with Dave Ford. To day we visit Worbarrow Bay, just down the lane from Tyneham Village. Worbarrow Bay is a large broad and shallow bay just to the east of Lulworth Cove on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset. Thanks to […]