Historic England: Cornwall
Unique Images from the Archives of Historic England
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Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-3981-0109-8 (ISBN)
Description
This illustrated history portrays one of England's finest counties. It provides a nostalgic look at Cornwall's past and highlights the special character of some of its most important historic sites.
The photographs are taken from the Historic England Archive, a unique collection of over 12 million photographs, drawings, plans and documents covering England's archaeology, architecture, social and local history. Pictures date from the earliest days of photography to the present and cover subjects from Bronze Age burials and medieval churches to cinemas and seaside resorts.
Cornwall lies at the lies at the end of the South West Peninsula, with the Atlantic Sea on its north coast the English Channel on the south. Nowhere in the county is more than 20 miles from the sea but the landscape varies from moorland to lush valleys away from the magnificent cliffs, stunning beaches and picturesque coves along the coast. Many prehistoric sites of human habitation still exist on Cornwall's moors, and evidence of ancient mining can also be seen. Truro is the county's only city but there are numerous towns and villages around the coast and inland, sustained over the centuries by local industries such as fishing, agriculture, china clay production and mining as well as tourism today. One of the most popular attractions to visitors to Cornwall today is the Eden Project built out of an old china clay pit. For all those who know and love Cornwall, this book will enable them to discover its remarkable history and variety of places through a fascinating collection of historical photographs.
This illustrated history portrays one of England's finest counties. It provides a nostalgic look at Cornwall's past and highlights the special character of some of its most important historic sites.
The photographs are taken from the Historic England Archive, a unique collection of over 12 million photographs, drawings, plans and documents covering England's archaeology, architecture, social and local history. Pictures date from the earliest days of photography to the present and cover subjects from Bronze Age burials and medieval churches to cinemas and seaside resorts.
Cornwall lies at the lies at the end of the South West Peninsula, with the Atlantic Sea on its north coast the English Channel on the south. Nowhere in the county is more than 20 miles from the sea but the landscape varies from moorland to lush valleys away from the magnificent cliffs, stunning beaches and picturesque coves along the coast. Many prehistoric sites of human habitation still exist on Cornwall's moors, and evidence of ancient mining can also be seen. Truro is the county's only city but there are numerous towns and villages around the coast and inland, sustained over the centuries by local industries such as fishing, agriculture, china clay production and mining as well as tourism today. One of the most popular attractions to visitors to Cornwall today is the Eden Project built out of an old china clay pit. For all those who know and love Cornwall, this book will enable them to discover its remarkable history and variety of places through a fascinating collection of historical photographs.
The photographs are taken from the Historic England Archive, a unique collection of over 12 million photographs, drawings, plans and documents covering England's archaeology, architecture, social and local history. Pictures date from the earliest days of photography to the present and cover subjects from Bronze Age burials and medieval churches to cinemas and seaside resorts.
Cornwall lies at the lies at the end of the South West Peninsula, with the Atlantic Sea on its north coast the English Channel on the south. Nowhere in the county is more than 20 miles from the sea but the landscape varies from moorland to lush valleys away from the magnificent cliffs, stunning beaches and picturesque coves along the coast. Many prehistoric sites of human habitation still exist on Cornwall's moors, and evidence of ancient mining can also be seen. Truro is the county's only city but there are numerous towns and villages around the coast and inland, sustained over the centuries by local industries such as fishing, agriculture, china clay production and mining as well as tourism today. One of the most popular attractions to visitors to Cornwall today is the Eden Project built out of an old china clay pit. For all those who know and love Cornwall, this book will enable them to discover its remarkable history and variety of places through a fascinating collection of historical photographs.
This illustrated history portrays one of England's finest counties. It provides a nostalgic look at Cornwall's past and highlights the special character of some of its most important historic sites.
The photographs are taken from the Historic England Archive, a unique collection of over 12 million photographs, drawings, plans and documents covering England's archaeology, architecture, social and local history. Pictures date from the earliest days of photography to the present and cover subjects from Bronze Age burials and medieval churches to cinemas and seaside resorts.
Cornwall lies at the lies at the end of the South West Peninsula, with the Atlantic Sea on its north coast the English Channel on the south. Nowhere in the county is more than 20 miles from the sea but the landscape varies from moorland to lush valleys away from the magnificent cliffs, stunning beaches and picturesque coves along the coast. Many prehistoric sites of human habitation still exist on Cornwall's moors, and evidence of ancient mining can also be seen. Truro is the county's only city but there are numerous towns and villages around the coast and inland, sustained over the centuries by local industries such as fishing, agriculture, china clay production and mining as well as tourism today. One of the most popular attractions to visitors to Cornwall today is the Eden Project built out of an old china clay pit. For all those who know and love Cornwall, this book will enable them to discover its remarkable history and variety of places through a fascinating collection of historical photographs.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chalford
United Kingdom
Illustrations
160 Illustrations, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 165 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-3981-0109-8 (9781398101098)
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Christine Parnell has always had an interest in the history of her home town and apart from twenty years exiled in other towns in Devon and Cornwall due to her late husband's occupation she thinks there is nowhere better to live. She has been the secretary of Truro Old Cornwall Society since 1995 and previously, when at grammar school represented Truro on various local knowledge quiz television programmes several times. She can sometimes be seen leading a group of interested people on a historical walk of the town, but never on a Tuesday evening as the competition from the cathedral bells is just too much! Sheila Richardson has lived and worked within Truro most of her life and has a deep affection for her beloved town and its people. She is a local historian and has been a member of Truro Old Cornwall Society for many years and currently is the Vice President.
Christine Parnell has always had an interest in the history of her home town and apart from twenty years exiled in other towns in Devon and Cornwall due to her late husband's occupation she thinks there is nowhere better to live. She has been the secretary of Truro Old Cornwall Society since 1995 and previously, when at grammar school represented Truro on various local knowledge quiz television programmes several times. She can sometimes be seen leading a group of interested people on a historical walk of the town, but never on a Tuesday evening as the competition from the cathedral bells is just too much! Sheila Richardson has lived and worked within Truro most of her life and has a deep affection for her beloved town and its people. She is a local historian and has been a member of Truro Old Cornwall Society for many years and currently is the Vice President.
Christine Parnell has always had an interest in the history of her home town and apart from twenty years exiled in other towns in Devon and Cornwall due to her late husband's occupation she thinks there is nowhere better to live. She has been the secretary of Truro Old Cornwall Society since 1995 and previously, when at grammar school represented Truro on various local knowledge quiz television programmes several times. She can sometimes be seen leading a group of interested people on a historical walk of the town, but never on a Tuesday evening as the competition from the cathedral bells is just too much! Sheila Richardson has lived and worked within Truro most of her life and has a deep affection for her beloved town and its people. She is a local historian and has been a member of Truro Old Cornwall Society for many years and currently is the Vice President.