Cornwall (18 pages found in this category)


Perran Foundry

Cornish foundry established in 1791 to supply steam-engine pumps and heavy machinery to mines, waterworks and ironworks.

Perranarworthal

Mostly rural parish in West Cornwall.

River Kennall

River in south-west Cornwall.

Roundwood

Roundwood is a wooded peninsula on the River Fal in Cornwall, where there is evidence of occupation and settlement since at least the Iron Age.

South Wheal Frances

Copper and tin mine to the south of Camborne in Cornwall, named after the mineral lord, Lady Frances Basset

St Piran’s Church, Perranarworthal

Active Anglican church in Perranarworthal, dedicated to Cornwall's patron saint.

The Hooper

Mysterious cloud of mist that often hovered over the Cowloe Rock, near Sennen Cove in Cornwall, warning of approaching bad weather.

Tin streaming

Process for extracting tin from the mineral cassiterite.