Gallows Bell: The Murder of Joseph Burnett
The tragic story of a Lostwithiel Town Sergeant’s death at the hands of a British soldier…
People of Cornwall, #4: Joseph Burnett was at home enjoying a summer’s afternoon in Lostwithiel, when duty called…
the-cornish-historian.com/2024/03/23/g...
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
14.02.2026 07:52 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Cornish Minstrel Bands
In late 1800s and early 1900s Cornwall, blackface minstrel bands were the most popular form of entertainment…
On this date in 1931, Padstow’s Missouri Minstrels performed before a local audience. Immensely popular in their day, Cornwall’s minstrel bands are all-but forgotten now. Follow my link in the comments to find out more…
the-cornish-historian.com/2025/01/25/c...
#Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish
12.02.2026 07:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
That’s a cult I could get behind
25.01.2026 15:55 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Redruth Wanderers RFC were a team of old boys and shop assistants who only played on Thursdays, which was early closing day. The trophy is the Cornwall Old Boys RFU Cup. Image from Tom Salmon, The Story of Rugby Football in Cornwall. #Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
15.01.2026 06:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Awesome ❤️
11.01.2026 19:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I’m co-authoring a history of Cornish rugby and would be delighted to see that photo, if you’re willing! thecornishhistorian@outlook.com ❤️❤️
11.01.2026 18:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
In 1930s Cornwall, newer industries began to form their own sports teams. Here are the Cornwall Electric Power Company RFC, who like their firm were based at Carn Brea.
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
11.01.2026 08:01 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The Polruan School Strike of 1922
Child strikers take to the streets of the Cornish village of Polruan…
On this date in 1922, the striking pupils of the Cornish village of Polruan marched on the school in protest and vandalised the building. Read the full story below…
the-cornish-historian.com/2025/08/30/t...
#Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
09.01.2026 07:34 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Cornish Minstrel Bands
In late 1800s and early 1900s Cornwall, blackface minstrel bands were the most popular form of entertainment…
On this date in 1874, the children of Polwhele were treated to a minstrel performance as a Christmas treat. Minstrel bands were a popular aspect of Cornish entertainment, though they are all-but forgotten now…
the-cornish-historian.com/2025/01/25/c...
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
08.01.2026 07:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Geddon maid ❤️
06.01.2026 10:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Redruth County School RFC joined the Cornwall RFU in the 1938/39 season and were cutting their teeth against such seasoned junior clubs as St Day, Troon and Lanner. Here they are in 1937. #Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
06.01.2026 07:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Rugby in east Cornwall was trailblazed by the St Austell based Hornets RFC. Formed in 1933 with Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch as President, by 1939 they were a senior club boasting Cornwall players on their books. Here they are in 1936.
#Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
03.01.2026 09:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Though officially formed in 1909, Lanner RFC had several gaps in their playing record until they notched up 15 consecutive seasons as a junior Cornish club between the wars. Here they are in 1932. #Cornwall #Kernow #Cornwall #Kernow/Cornwall
02.01.2026 08:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy New Year! Last year was: 20 new posts, 37,000 website views, over one million social media views, 39 new website subscribers, six interviews, three presentations, several chapters of a book on the history of Cornish rugby...bring on 2026...
#Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
01.01.2026 08:53 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cornish side Troon RFC came into their own from the mid-1920s, playing in fields behind what was The Grenville Arms. Here they are in 1926/27; my grandfather stands in the middle row, second-left. #Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
31.12.2025 04:56 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Continuing my interest in Cornish rugby XVs of the 1930s, here’s Redruth Albany, who joined the CRFU in 1930. #Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
30.12.2025 10:49 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cornwall's Sparnon Gate RFC only existed for a few seasons in the 1930s. Their coach – the man in the white shirt – is the Redruth RFC, Cornwall and England legend Bert Solomon.
#Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
29.12.2025 17:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Christmas Rugby Special
It’s Boxing Day, 1977, the date of the most famous fixture in Cornish rugby’s calendar: Camborne against Redruth. In Camborne’s Centenary Season, or any season, this is a must-win…
It’s 26 December, and that can mean only thing: Camborne RFC hosting Redruth RFC in the 111th Boxing Day Derby! Let’s take a trip back to Camborne’s 1977/78 Centenary Season to see who won THAT encounter!
the-cornish-historian.com/2022/12/26/c...
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
26.12.2025 06:38 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
During Christmas week 1921, former Camborne RFC player Harry Rodda donated £11 (£450 today) to the Cornish Miners’ Distress Fund. Follow my link to find out more about the relationship between mining and rugby in Camborne…
the-cornish-historian.com/2024/12/26/r...
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish
20.12.2025 07:12 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Cornish Rugby’s England Trialists, 1919 to 1939
The stories of the Cornishmen who excelled at rugby, yet were never given the opportunity to play for England…
*NEW POST* The stories of the Cornish rugby players good enough for international trials but who the England selectors ultimately overlooked…
the-cornish-historian.com/2025/12/13/c...
#Cornwall/Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow
13.12.2025 08:03 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
New post on Saturday! What do a miner, a dentist, a wrestler and an artist’s son have in common?
#Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
11.12.2025 06:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two Shillings and Sixpence: A Cornish Wife Sale
From a time when such things were commonplace…
On this date in 1819, a man sold his wife by auction at a Cornish market…
the-cornish-historian.com/2024/12/10/t...
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Cornwall/Kernow
10.12.2025 05:49 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The Madwoman of Rosewarne House?
Money, estates, mansions, secret tunnels, family plots, greed, endless litigation, insanity and tragedy…
On this date in 1843, Cornish heiress Mary Hartley was found insane at a commission organised by her in-laws…
the-cornish-historian.com/2024/11/02/t...
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/#Cornwall
08.12.2025 05:50 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
I’ll have a look at Carkeek dreckly, intrigued. There’s some important cricket on first though…
06.12.2025 04:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Phew Charlotte, that’s a question, and one I can’t answer right now! How’re you keeping?
05.12.2025 20:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
On this date in 1903, Cornishman Charles Carkeek, mayor of Blackall in Queensland, died. He had been a founder-member of Camborne RFC. Follow my link to find out about the club's origins...
the-cornish-historian.com/2023/08/26/c...
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
04.12.2025 06:32 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Ever fancied a turn on the potter's wheel?? I highly recommend Sarah Sullivan Ceramics, Redruth, for a Christmas present with a difference...
#Cornwall #Kernow #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall #Redruth #Pottery #Ceramics
02.12.2025 06:48 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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