Much of the landscape of Cornwall and West Devon was transformed in the 18th and early 19th centuries as a result of the rapid growth of pioneering copper and tin mining. Its deep underground mines, ...
Engineers have pumped water out of the flooded South Crofty mine, in Pool, Cornwall, and have accessed areas 1,148ft (350m) below ground. Despite being full of water since the mine closed in March ...
The tin and copper mine closed 40 years after opening and is now an Historic England Ancient Monument and UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.
"Hitchhiking" praying mantises, a new missile launch captured on camera and villagers saving their only pub were among the ...
“I am Cornish and I am British – in fact we are the ancient Brits. I am a Celt. But I am not English,” says Cole, for 28 ...
The Tamar Valley Line, which runs through Devon and Cornwall from Plymouth to Gunnislake, has been newly named as the most ...
Chris Harrington, managing director at Hoppa, said: "The UK is home to some incredible scenery, and one of the best ways to ...
October 2013: Joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS/ICCROM Reactive Monitoring mission; January 2015: Joint ICOMOS/ICCROM Reactive Monitoring mission 2015 Report of the Joint ICOMOS/ICCROM Reactive ...