Summary
H ave you ever wandered through one of Cornwall's many industrial landscapes and wondered what it felt like to be living and working in a mining community of the 1850s?
There are no shortage of contemporary accounts from miners themselves and eminent writers of the era, plus the evocative verses of miner poet John Harris, which have a refreshingly unromantic clarity. But while the words of those who lived through those times paint a rich picture, they can only convey part of the story.See the full content of this document
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Stacks of Smoke Will Evoke Mining Heyday
It must have been a hellish scene at St Just and Redruth and St Day and Caradon when the engines were operating at full tilt. And it is tempting when visiting the abandoned sites to close our eyes and imagine the deafen...
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