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The Cornish Bird

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  • Cornish writer and blogger Elizabeth Dale takes us to some of Cornwall's hidden places and reveals some untold stories.
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  • 39. The Amazing Feats of Cornwall's Wonderful Wheelbarrow Men

    39. The Amazing Feats of Cornwall's Wonderful Wheelbarrow Men
    May 24 2024

    Victorian Britain seems to have been a time particularly prone to unusual fads and crazes. One of these, pedestrianism, seems to have led to 'wheelbarrow mania' - that is lots of men pushing barrows for great distances. Meet the Cornishmen taking part (or trying to take part!) in these bonkers endurance walks across the country.
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    25 m
  • 38. Who was St Piran?

    38. Who was St Piran?
    Mar 5 2024

    With so many saints in Cornwall to choose from why is St Piran our patron saint and why do we celebrate him on the 5th March each year?
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    13 m
  • 37. Martha Blewett's Monument

    37. Martha Blewett's Monument
    Feb 23 2024

    Up until 1923 a granite cross stood beside the road between Mousehole and Paul. This episode looks into the story behind this monument, sketched by the artist Turner, dedicated to an elderly fishwife called Martha Blewett. Why was it erected in the 1790s? And what were the strange circumstances that led to its removal so many years later?
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    24 m
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