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190801 | Remembering Cunaide | Hayle Pump
Submitted by via Hayle Herit... on Mon, 29/07/2019 - 14:15.
Remembering Cunaide
At some point in the 5th century there was an individual of such high-status, so respected and well thought of, that when they sadly passed away, the normal burial or cremation with little structure to it, such as a mound of earth, was not going to suffice. read more »
190606 | 23d Review boundary changes report from Gwinear/Gwithian Parish Council | Cornwall Community Governance Reviews
Submitted by via Hayle Town ... on Mon, 29/07/2019 - 13:32.
23 STANDING AGENDA ITEMS read more »
190726 | The curious case of Hayle’s drinking water, where the taps still work even when the mains supply is switched off
Submitted by via InYourArea ... on Sat, 27/07/2019 - 00:00.
National Explosives, Gwinear-Gwithian - 1463206 | Historic England
Submitted by via Historic England on Wed, 24/07/2019 - 00:00.
National Explosives
Dynamite Towans
From Wikipedia October 01, 2012
In 1888, the National Explosive works were established on Upton Towans (giving it the alternative name "Dynamite Towans"). Originally built to supply the local mining industry, it soon grew to supply the military and, during the First World War, employed over 1500 people. The remote location on the Towans proved a wise move as there were a number of accidents resulting in explosions.
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190129 | Will the authorities ever learn what causes those Subterranean Hayle Stink Blues?
Submitted by via Cornwall Reports on Sun, 02/06/2019 - 00:00.
Will the authorities ever learn what causes those Subterranean Hayle Stink Blues?
By Graham Smith
It is hardly news that much of West Cornwall is built on top of old mine workings. What makes this old news interesting in 2019 is the reluctance of a host of regulatory and commercial organisations to properly investigate, or understand, the consequences. read more »
1716 | Sale of BlackTin from Wheal Hermon, St Just to Angarrack Smelting House
Submitted by Angarrack.info ... on Sat, 01/06/2019 - 00:00.
Possibly named after a mountain in the Holy Land, where the river Jordan rises, this mine
has the distinction of being the oldest named mine in Cornwall to appear on a map, a
map from about 1560 at Hatfield House. In 1584 Norden marked it on his map of Penwith
Hundred, but without a name, as was his custom at the time. Situated at Porthnanven on
the southern side of the Cot or Kelynack Valley and extending a short way down the coast,
the mine has never had a change of name in the four and a quarter centuries of its existence,
apart from variants in spelling, though at one time it was worked with its neighbours Letcha
(late Cornish for a frying-pan) which adjoins it to the east, and Oak, adjoining Hermon
on the cliffs to the south. read more »
1994 | FIRECREST - Regulus ignica, singles at Illogan, Saltash, Angarrack
Submitted by via Birds in Co... on Sat, 01/06/2019 - 00:00.
Uncommon passage migrant (mainly autumn) and winter visitor. A potential breeding species (cf. probable breeding in Devon since 1985). read more »
1994 | CETTFS WARBLER - Cettia cetti at Angarrack in 1981 and 1982, but sadly the habitat was destroyed for road and industrial
Submitted by via Birds in Co... on Sat, 01/06/2019 - 00:00.
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