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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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Episodes
  • 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 mins
  • 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 mins
  • 36. John Edward Allen - Escaped Broadmoor Murderer hiding in Cornwall

    36. John Edward Allen - Escaped Broadmoor Murderer hiding in Cornwall
    Dec 4 2023

    In 1947 John Edward Allen, the "Mad Parson", escaped from Broadmoor Psychiatric Hospital and went on the run. Discover how this convicted murderer ended up working as a waiter in a secluded Cornish hotel and how he then remained at large for almost two years . . .
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    26 mins
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