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This CD resource contains the 1823 and 1844 Pigot's directories for Cornwall. It carries local listings of major professions, of nobility, gentry, and clergy, of transport and freight services; and information on the education, public services, and public houses of the area. Towns, villages and parishes are listed with background historical and topographical information. A comprehensive directory, this CD gives you valuable insight into two generations of public county life and the ability to fi More Info
A virtual book CD-ROM for easy browsing. This directory gives an effective overview of the public life of Cornwall in 1873. It lists eminent residents and local businesses, and carries historical and topographical descriptions of all towns, villages and parishes, information on local courts, churches, agriculture and landowners. These directories are invaluable to those interested in building up a picture of contemporary lives, or anyone wanting to know more about general county history. This CD More Info
This directory details the legal and medical professions, engineers, bankers, architects, and many others, including names and addresses. There is also a section on peers, bishops, baronets and knights, and others on county seats and county officials, plus descriptive, historical, ornithological and botanical accounts of the counties. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable *Over 1000 pages... More Info
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First published in 1895 this book gives details of the great and good of both Devon and Cornwall . Over fifty detailed biographies from Lord Clifford of Chudleigh to John Cave New. A really useful publication for those who have an interest in the history of both these counties. Also included on this CD is “Who's Who in Devon” with almost three hundred pages of biographies.
This publication is a real surprise in that most of it is written in verse. Published in 1827 and with over five hundred pages it covers such diverse subjects as • Brutus, • First Cornish Wrestling, • Witchcraft, • The Roman Period, • Religion of Ancient Cornwall, • The Saxons, •King Arthur and many other subjects. The end of the book has copious notes referring t...More Info
This book published in 1865 is a must for anyone who has an interest in the counties of Cornwall and Devon. It goes into great detail regarding the history and statistics of hundreds of mines, from the name of the manager, landowner, depth of the adit, when first opened and many other pieces of useful information. Although the title page states that there are Maps, Plans and Sections, these wer...More Info
A lovely book aimed at the traveller to Cornwall in the early part of the twentieth century. It full of useful and interesting information and begins with a warning that despite that the Cornish are cheerful and pleasure-loving there is a lack of wayside taverns! Chapters Include; Looe: A Cage for Scolds, Tennyson and Bude, A Female Dick Whittington, The Eddystone, Cotehele and many others
This book contains numerous stories of magic, legends and life in West Cornwall. Some of the subjects covered include The ghosts of Kenegie, Mill stories, A Madron Feast of Fifty Years Ago, Zennor Hearthside Stories, Fairies, The Giant of Carn Galva, Penzance of our Grandfathers, Astrologers of the West, Conjurers and their Spells, Old Methods of Conveyance, Going to Town on Market Day, A Glossary...More Info