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The website of the Camborne Old Cornwall Society, founded 1923.
 
A late 19th century account of the endowed public charities instituted for the benefit of the poor of the parish of Camborne in West Cornwall.
2007

2nd October - Passmore Edwards by Paul Phillips.

6th November - CAMBORNE FEAST MEETING, Accompanied Cornish Songs, with Connie Asplet.

4th December - Turf on the Moor by Tony Blackman.


2008

8th January - Truro Harbour by Captain A Brigdon.

5th February - Newlyn School Paintings by Allison Bevan.

4th March - King Harry Ferry by Tim Light.

1st April - AGM & President's Evening with David Thomas.

5th May - The Nine Cornish Victoria Crosses by Alan Sanders.
Tuesday 29th May

Visit to St Just in Penwith

Visiting the church, the Plain-an-Gwarry, the chapel and Botallack Mine. Led by David Thomas, Doug Luxford and Kingsley Rickard. Meet at the church at 6:30pm.


Tuesday 17th July

A walk around Carn Brea

With Michael Tangye. Meet at the castle at 6:30pm.
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:23:43 +0200
Historical notes and a brief guide to Camborne Parish Church in Cornwall by David Thomas, President of the Camborne Old Cornwall Society.
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:04:10 +0200
High quality images of dozens of old postcards of Camborne.
  Sat, 05 May 2007 17:46:00 +0200
Four poems by John Harris have been added to the page:

The Cornish Chough; Fall of the Old Mine Stack; The Fall of Slavery; and The Wesleyan-Methodist Conference, Camborne, Cornwall, August, 1862.
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:11:53 +0200
A short account, and engraving of, the cromlech near Pendarves House in Camborne.
An account of the life of Rudolph Eric Raspe, who worked at Dolcoath Mine in Camborne.
A biographical account of Cornwall's greatest engineer, Richard Trevithick.
Trade directory for the Camborne area for 1791.
The history of All Saints Church at Tuckingmill, Camborne.
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:04:29 +0200
An illiustrated essay on the history of the Dolcoath tin and copper mine at Camborne in West Cornwall.