Cornish Memory

Explore Cornwall's history through photos, films and recordings. Historic media from the 1850s to recent years. An @azookcic project.

[Azook @azookcic]

Huge thanks to all who have donated to our campaign to save Ted Gundry’s audio collection. A great help to us. https://t.co/cKsaHGqHwi

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

Getting close to harvest in Cornwall. Here’s the Crying the Neck ceremony, last corn cut, in 1981: https://t.co/Db2dxhuOTC #FolkloreThursday

[kresenkernow @kresenkernow]

#ThrowbackThursday to surfing at #Newquay – bit different from @boardmasters today! #boardmasters

[Cornish Culture @CornishCulture]

Characters of West Cornwall: https://t.co/J0AaKdlH3y This recording features Jean Ward talking about Guise Dancing #FolkloreThursday

[Azook @azookcic]

We're out at St Keverne Ox Roast today with the @cornishmemory digitisation studio. Come and see us!

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

Heard of Bal Maidens, women who worked on the surface at Cornish mines? Now you can actually hear one: https://t.co/6KTtIqW96k

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

Can you donate to help us with the wonderful Ted Gundry Collection, thousands of recordings of Cornish life: https://t.co/3d5n9VBWH2

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

Help us conserve, digitise & make available free online this nationally important audio collection. Please share! https://t.co/JxxjJxLa7u

[Azook @azookcic]

Help us! The Ted Gundry Collection of recordings of Cornish life is nationally important. Let’s get it online: https://t.co/53b67EqmgB

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

Find out about the Ted Gundry Collection, and how you can help us save his nationally important recordings. https://t.co/amtBnq7SnJ

[Azook @azookcic]

Blogging the Ted Gundry Collection: https://t.co/fimIKh4vC4

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

@skentelbery Us too. His chair and desk behind me are empty. Rows of his tapes are on the shelves. So sad.

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

Read more about Ted Gundry, and celebrate his life and that wonderful voice here: https://t.co/OJBceK8ynz and here: https://t.co/OK2WYinRSz

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

Ted Gundry, former BBC broadcaster and a great friend to us at @azookcic passed away this morning. We will miss him.

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

The UK version of Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock had a Cornish connection: https://t.co/mgWoAAW29Z

[kresenkernow @kresenkernow]

Don't miss this free event! We're really excited about it and hope to see you there. :-)

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

Railway incline at Portreath in 1917 showing the twin wagon turntable serving the south side of the harbour: https://t.co/fQ5z3PuSVm

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

In 1905 decorated Crimean War veteran Mr Howard of Illogan gives a rather unhappy looking boy a literal 'bowl cut' https://t.co/8IGr1qPjRo

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

@darren_fewins It’s definitely that era, and the fashion fits, but we’re not sure!

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

Mullets and fishnets - Cornwall Coliseum in the 1980s: https://t.co/CVzuJOyNoI

[Cornish Memory @cornishmemory]

Many people asked how they can donate to https://t.co/ohGbNjz0si to help us grow. We've just added a PayPal donate button. Thanks everyone!