Welcome to my website and blog.
One of the top 50 websites on Cornwall!
A Cornish writer-for-hire. Click a blog category below to enjoy my work!
~ Cornwall in the 1800s
~ Mining and the Industrial Revolution
~ Crime and Criminals
~ Riots and Social Unrest
~ Cornwall in the 1900s
~ People
~ Sport
~ Genealogy
Fore Street, Redruth, 1870s. From Kresen Kernow, ref. corn0584
Most popular series:
The story of Camborne RFC’s monumental Centenary Season, 1977-78, when they took on the best sides in the land…as told by the players themselves!
Rugby Special
Beautifully written…Some big names in that side that are still spoken about…Fantastic read, these legends of the club were the players who inspired me to pick up a rugby ball, brilliant!
Readers’ responses
A brilliant series…
Cornwall RFU
Most recent post:
What’s the tragic story behind this fine garment on display in Lostwithiel Museum?
Gallows Bell: The Murder of Joseph Burnett
Fabulously researched, written and presented…
Reader’s response
Reviewed as
…wonderful, accessible, high-quality content…extremely well written and researched, uncovering and retelling some of the amazing and curious stories relating to Cornwall’s heritage…
Terry Bracher, Judging Panel, Alan Ball Local History Awards, 2024
Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian 