In the 1830s copper ore reserves were discovered on Caradon Hill on the southern edge of Bodmin Moor near Liskeard. Soon after, in 1843, rich lead deposits were noted to the south east at Menheniot and to the south of the town. In consequence Liskeard became Cornwall’s boom town in the 1840s as several mines … Continue reading Liskeard: Victorian Cornwall’s boom town
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Grampound: coming full circle
Grampound, known in 1302 in French as Grauntpount and in Cornish as Ponsmur, was named after its large bridge over the River Fal. The small settlement that grew up at the crossing point was made a borough in the 1300s but never grew substantially beyond one main street until the twentieth century. Grampound’s relative decline … Continue reading Grampound: coming full circle
Heading for the bright lights
In the 1800s in the British Isles there was a general drift from the countryside to the towns. We can see this process at work even in remote parishes such as Altarnun in east Cornwall. Altarnun has the distinction of being Cornwall’s largest parish. It includes farms, hamlets and villages scattered below the northern and … Continue reading Heading for the bright lights
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