In his diary entry for 7 July 1821 John Tregerthen Short of St Ives wrote, “The news reached St. Ives of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte at St. Helena on May 6th.” He was a day out on the date but……..

It's the late 19th century, mining in west Cornwall is in a terrible depression. Many men have left the county and some of those who remain and in work are not being paid.......

The groom is “a sturdy youngster of eighty-six”. You may picture the scene: rehearse the familiar story. Chaucer’s January and May; the folk song chorus of “girls, when you’re young, never wed an old man”.

What could be a more delightful to a town with aspirations to become a sought-after watering place, than a commodious bathing machine?

On May day 1964 the helicopter service to Scilly began to operate. The helicopters replaced De Havilland Rapide bi-planes and initially operated from Land's End airfield, St Just.........

Picture this: three little children playing outside at Tregeseal. Imagine the spring sunshine, the usual childish boasts and claims - and that sense of limitless possibility and freedom, the peculiar quality of those moments in early childhood when no grown-ups are about................

April 1901 and the Penwith boys and their mates from Hayle and Helston are coming home from South Africa........ well nearly, the train is pulling into Bodmin!

 Christopher Hawkins of Trewinnard, St Erth, died on 28 April 1767. He'd been born in Cornwall in about 1694...........

On 27^th April 1864 not one, but three foundation stones were laid to start the building of the Penzance Public Buildings.........

On April 2 1832 the St Ives Chronicler, aka John Tregerthen Short (JTS), wrote in his diary that the demolition of the old market house had begun. He noted that the old building had been constructed in 1490......