Good news! We now have a large printed tithe map of Manaccan Parish up in the snack shack at Kestle Barton. Courtesy of the Cornwall Records Office, this map shows past field names from the area, providing a fascinating incite into how the land was once used and the old field boundaries that existed. As part of […]
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Mickie as a Land Girl…
Today I went to see Mickie again to show her the films that I made after interviewing her last year and making copies of her photos. Myself and Angie were treated to tea and cake, in her finest cups and saucers, and plenty more wonderful stories from Mickie- her memory is incredible. Watching the stories […]
An evening meeting in the sun at Kestle Barton
Today we were treated to a beautiful sunny day in Cornwall, allowing us to have our group meeting at Kestle Barton outside, enjoying the last sunshine of the day. We were then treated further with drinks and a range of exciting snacks with thanks to Ryya and Karen. Thanks also to everyone who came; it […]
Memories in the rain!
The weather was against us last week for our 2 Memory Walks… rain, rain and more rain! Despite this we still had a lovely time visiting St.Just in Roseland and Gunwen to help record peoples memories. First off we had a walk in St.Just in Roseland, led by local Peter Teague… There was a brilliant turn […]
A snapshot of farming in the 1990’s
Today I spent the day scanning with 4th generation veterinary surgeon John Head of Helston. John has an amazing collection of black and white photographs taken on farms he worked on in the 1990’s, all in the Helston area. Although taken only 20 years ago these photographs, mostly portraits, provide a snapshot of a different […]
Audio editing at Kestle Barton
The group around Kestle Barton have been busy recording the memories of local farmers and people who have stories of the landscape around Manaccan, St.Martin and St.Keverne. Yesterday we ran an audio editing workshop with some of the group to allow members to turn some of the collected interviews into short films for the community […]
Getting creative with field names…
One thing that always fascinates me is the names that farmers give their fields. Often passed down through generations and outlined in old deeds, these names provide incites into the past use of fields. Sometimes the history of a field is passed along with the name… sometimes it is lost, leaving mysterious names, often in […]
