Author: Petroc Trelawny
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1474625118
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
'I can't think of a more enjoyable or more illuminating guide to Cornwall than Petroc Trelawny, who knows it intimately, loves it deeply, and shares it generously' - THE REVEREND RICHARD COLES It would be hard to think of a more thoroughly Cornish name than Petroc Trelawny. His first name is shared with one of Cornwall's most celebrated saints, his second is the name of its unofficial national anthem. But when a stranger challenges the Radio 3 presenter on his ancestry, he is inspired to return to the lands of his boyhood to rediscover the place where he grew up, and attempt to confirm if he still belongs there. Part history, part memoir, this is a deeply felt exploration of Cornwall - past, present and future. Petroc embarks on a slow journey that sees him visit old mine workings, ancient churches, sites where new technology was forged, and places where poets, musicians, architects and film makers have worked to shape Cornwall's cultural identity. He explores the Tamar, the river that marks out the Cornish frontier, and holds a finger up to winds of change, exploring the collapse of Methodism, the decline of the Cornish language, and the complex , sometimes lucrative, sometimes destructive, relationship with tourism. As he travels by road, rail and foot, he conjures marvellously vivid figures and scenes from memory, telling the stories of a loving family full of mysteries and a landscape still redolent of 'Cornish otherness'.
Trelawny’s Cornwall
Author: Petroc Trelawny
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1474625118
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
'I can't think of a more enjoyable or more illuminating guide to Cornwall than Petroc Trelawny, who knows it intimately, loves it deeply, and shares it generously' - THE REVEREND RICHARD COLES It would be hard to think of a more thoroughly Cornish name than Petroc Trelawny. His first name is shared with one of Cornwall's most celebrated saints, his second is the name of its unofficial national anthem. But when a stranger challenges the Radio 3 presenter on his ancestry, he is inspired to return to the lands of his boyhood to rediscover the place where he grew up, and attempt to confirm if he still belongs there. Part history, part memoir, this is a deeply felt exploration of Cornwall - past, present and future. Petroc embarks on a slow journey that sees him visit old mine workings, ancient churches, sites where new technology was forged, and places where poets, musicians, architects and film makers have worked to shape Cornwall's cultural identity. He explores the Tamar, the river that marks out the Cornish frontier, and holds a finger up to winds of change, exploring the collapse of Methodism, the decline of the Cornish language, and the complex , sometimes lucrative, sometimes destructive, relationship with tourism. As he travels by road, rail and foot, he conjures marvellously vivid figures and scenes from memory, telling the stories of a loving family full of mysteries and a landscape still redolent of 'Cornish otherness'.
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 1474625118
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
'I can't think of a more enjoyable or more illuminating guide to Cornwall than Petroc Trelawny, who knows it intimately, loves it deeply, and shares it generously' - THE REVEREND RICHARD COLES It would be hard to think of a more thoroughly Cornish name than Petroc Trelawny. His first name is shared with one of Cornwall's most celebrated saints, his second is the name of its unofficial national anthem. But when a stranger challenges the Radio 3 presenter on his ancestry, he is inspired to return to the lands of his boyhood to rediscover the place where he grew up, and attempt to confirm if he still belongs there. Part history, part memoir, this is a deeply felt exploration of Cornwall - past, present and future. Petroc embarks on a slow journey that sees him visit old mine workings, ancient churches, sites where new technology was forged, and places where poets, musicians, architects and film makers have worked to shape Cornwall's cultural identity. He explores the Tamar, the river that marks out the Cornish frontier, and holds a finger up to winds of change, exploring the collapse of Methodism, the decline of the Cornish language, and the complex , sometimes lucrative, sometimes destructive, relationship with tourism. As he travels by road, rail and foot, he conjures marvellously vivid figures and scenes from memory, telling the stories of a loving family full of mysteries and a landscape still redolent of 'Cornish otherness'.
Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall
Author: Royal Institution of Cornwall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cornwall (England : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Includes the Reports of the Institution, which, prior to the establishment of the Journal, were issued separately.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cornwall (England : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
Includes the Reports of the Institution, which, prior to the establishment of the Journal, were issued separately.
Trelawny of Trelawne; Or, The Prophecy
Author: Mrs. Bray (Anna Eliza)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Trelawney of Trelawne, or the Prophecy, a legend of Cornwall
Author: afterwards BRAY STOTHARD (Anna Eliza)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales
Author: Bernard Burke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armories
Languages : en
Pages : 1346
Book Description
The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the about 1961.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armories
Languages : en
Pages : 1346
Book Description
The general armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales; comprising a registry of armorial bearings from the earliest to the about 1961.
A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall
Author: Joseph Polsue
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cornwall (England : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cornwall (England : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
The Family Of Brice and Cathy Alvord
Author: Brice Alvord
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 110546895X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
This book is history of 47 generations of our family. Complete with pedigree trees and individual data.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 110546895X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
This book is history of 47 generations of our family. Complete with pedigree trees and individual data.
TRELAWNY'S CORNWALL
Author: PETROC. TRELAWNY
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781474625104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781474625104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed & Official Classes
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 1012
Book Description
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain
Author: Sir Bernard Burke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 2114
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gentry
Languages : en
Pages : 2114
Book Description