Here is artist Lousie McClary on her recent discoveries around her local fields… I have been having a lovely time drawing down at Bonnal farm, wandering the lanes and watching the trees start to form those lovely red tops now the buds are getting ready to burst forth. I found a fantastic field with beautiful […]
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Sheep shearing at Methleigh
All photos copyright of Sarah C Chapman Over 2010-2011 I was fortunate to photograph many different aspects of Cornish farming. Whilst spending the day scanning negatives for ‘Tallys an Tir’ I remembered these images of sheep shearing at Methleigh Farm in Porthleven that I never got around to digitizing or printing. It was amazing how […]
The snow reaches Cornwall… ‘Snow in Pellago field’
The silent field, rabbit footprints and the soft sweeping of bird wings… Louise We’ve got snow in South-West Cornwall! Here are some photographs from Louise McClary of Pellago field… It’s amazing how much snow can change the landscape, making familiar places exciting and new. We hope everyone is enjoying the snow and managing to stay […]
Dialect of a Cornish farmer
John's Story- dialect of a Cornish Farmer from StoryLines on Vimeo. Here is the 1st of 10 digital stories which have been made as part of ‘Tallys an Tir.’ In this John talks through some dialect words that he has grown up using farming around St.Wenn. Thank you John for your time and photographs.
Wild Penwith- Memories of the land
In 2011 we helped the Cornwall Wildlife Trust to interview local farmers at a Memory Day in Pendeen. The aim of this was to capture the local farming community’s knowledge of rough land management practices and how these have changed over the years. These included memories of wildlife in the area, stories of grazing the […]
Land Army Memories
A Land Army girl with plenty of gumption; Mickie drove a Land Army Lorry in Penzance. As I mentioned before Mickie’s memory is incredible and her stories both engaging and endearing. Here is the second film combining Mickie’s photographs (kindly dug out of the attic for us) with her voice talking us through the images. […]
45 years of memories of Frenchman’s creek
Do you have a special place where you go… to contemplate… to get space… to remember… to appreciate beauty…to gain perspective? It’s funny how places change with time and experience, collecting together memories and growing older. In this short story Brindley, a farmer near Manaccan, recalls his memories of Frenchman’s creek. From 45 years ago, […]
Land Army, Place House and Romance
We were lucky enough to meet Mickie on a couple of occasions, visiting her at her home in Penzance. Mickie’s memory is incredible. Her stories are endearing, touching, humorous and told beautifully. Always with an “I will” attitude, Mickie has some brilliant memories to tell and I could truly listen to her talk for hours! […]
Some more Cornish dialect for you
Descriptive words Cabby: Dirty or Messy Braave: Good Licker: Something really big Abroad: Open as a window, door etc Skerrick: Something small, a wisp Smeech: A small pan, something burning Scat: 1. A tear or rip […]
