A Look at Cornwall Through the Eyes of our Forefathers
`Victorian Cornwall' is a prolifically illustrated tour around the county using wherever possible the earliest views available from the author's extensive collection. Many are rare and seldom seen in print; bringing many of these early treasures together to record and document for future generations and the enjoyment and education of the reader.
What makes a talented female tarot artist, writer, and storyteller, convert from mysticism to Catholicism, dying in penury in Cornwall? The mysterious Pamela Colman Smith worked with creatives like actress Ellen Terry, Bram Stoker, and W. B. Yeats. Why did she turn her back on London bohemian life to work on a challenging Cornish religious ......
11 walks and 4 boat trips exploring the best of the islands
A guidebook to 11 easy walks (2.5 to 16km) and 4 boat trips on the Scilly Isles. The routes explore Tresco, St Martin's, St Mary's and Bryher, as well as some of the smaller islands, all designated as an AONB. The guide includes information on the history, geology and ecology of the islands, which are designated as Heritage coast.
Phil Turner has chosen 15 of the best short walks around Falmouth and the Lizard. Each walk comes with easy-to-read Ordnance Survey maps, clear route description and lots of images, plus information on local beauty spots and tasty refreshment stops. No challenging terrain or complicated navigation means walks can be enjoyed by everyone.
More than 250 species of birds are recorded in Cornwall every year. This books includes them all, with spectacular colour photographs of all the common ones, most of the uncommon ones, and some of the rarer birds. It includes 'at a glance' details of seasons, habitats, status, and places in which to see them.
This is the story of the design and builds of the first Pasco's Motor Launch boat to be built since the turn of the new millennium. It closely follows the birth of the boat in every aspect: from the plans and traditional half-model boat, to the installation of the engine and prop shaft, to the initialising of the fibreglass replica production ......
The Great Gardens of Cornwall represents the very best of the huge number of estates and gardens open to the public in Cornwall. Their diversity is astonishing: from the castle setting of Caerhays, with its long traditions of magnolia and camellia propagation dating back to the days of the Victorian plant hunters, to the cutting-edge modernism of ......
