The stories of the Cornishmen who excelled at rugby, yet were never given the opportunity to play for England…
Category Archives: Cornwall in the 1900s
Roll of Honour ~ Camborne School of Mines RFC
The stories of the Camborne mining students who laid down their lives in World War One…
The Polruan School Strike of 1922
Child strikers take to the streets of the Cornish village of Polruan…
Cornwall’s Rugby Codebreakers: Part Two
From the 1920s to the present, the stories of the Cornish rugby union players who switched codes and joined the rugby league…
Cornwall’s Rugby Codebreakers: Part One
From the 1890s to World War One, the stories of all Cornwall’s rugby union players who switched codes and joined the northern union…
Cornish Sporting Heroes, #6: Gerry Cawley, Champion Wrestler
An interview with Cornishman Gerry Cawley, champion Cornish wrestler for over 25 years…
Survey ~ The Last Days of Holmans
Survey time: 5 minutes On July 16, I present a paper to the Institute of Cornish Studies entitled ‘The Last Days of Holmans’. I intend it to tell the story of the 500 redundancies the firm made in 1985, the demolition of the Number One Works in 1989 (and subsequent erecting of a large supermarket),Continue reading “Survey ~ The Last Days of Holmans”
Cornish Sporting Heroes, #5: Tony Penberthy: Troon, Cornwall and Northants Cricket
An interview with Troon-born Cornish cricketer Tony Penberthy, who played professionally for First Class County side Northamptonshire…
Cornish Sporting Heroes, #4: John Collins: Camborne, Cornwall and England Rugby
Camborne man John Collins is England’s oldest living rugby union international. He played for Cornwall between 1950-53 and won three caps for the England RFU in 1952…
Camborne RFC’s Top Try Scorers
The history of Camborne Rugby Club’s top try scorers over the years, from 1877 to the present day…
Francis Edwards ~ The Cornish Historian 