Programme June 2011, more events added, more to come.

Hi all
Here's the lastest East Cornwall programme, events up to March next year, please keep an eye on the blog for confirmation of the Mine visit,and Tony Brooks talk dates.

Other news from the branch is that we have just launched the first edition of the junior newsletter, "The Puffing Devil" , especially for younger members. Also, a joint project with the  PCG has been started called "Caradon Mines and Miners Research Project" this is  aimed at producing educational material for local schools, all exciting stuff! Anyone out there wanting to play their part, just get in touch with us here or at the meetings.

Heres the programme
 JM

Saturday 16th July 10:30am

Moorcroft Quarry Visit-A rare chance to visit a working limestone quarry, Organised by Dave Warne. Meet at the quarry entrance off the A379 at Billacombe roundabout-Plympton. SX520 538. At 10.30am. Stout footwear to be worn. Please contact us for a space on this tour on the blog page or at teammanley@hotmail.com

Tuesday 20th September Liskeard Public Hall 7.30pm- A talk by author Rick Stewart (The mining expert on the TV series  “An Edwardian Farm” ) on Fire-setting the ancient way of breaking rocks before explosives

Saturday 29^th October walk 10.30am to approx 3.30pm. Introducing Wheel Benny- A guided walk from Luckett by Steve Docksey, experienced guide and local historian. Car parking in the village is very limited, and so not to create too much disturbance to the village we will meet at the Engine House Tea Room at Compton Park.( PL17 8EA. SX370 704) to share cars at 10am. On completion of the walk we will meet back up at the tea room for refreshments, if wished.

Tuesday 22^nd November 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall- Machinery and Men of Dartmoor, Tin Mines 100 Years Ago- an illustrated talk by the author Tom Greeves.

Tuesday, Date TBC,  December    7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall-The History of metal mining in Cornwall. An illustrated talk by the author Tony Brooks.

Tuesday 31^st January 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall- Forder Mill and Tramway-Industrial Activity in the Forder Valley in Saltash-An illustrated talk by  John Parsons , Chairman of Saltash Heritage

  Tuesday  21st February  7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall-

'Quarry Memories: an oral history of granite and limestone quarries in Cornwall and Devon.'- an illustrated talk by Dr Kayleigh Milden Project Officer of
Peninsula Quarry Industry Social History Trust.

March 2012: Visit to West Mary Ann Mine at Menheniot. A rare chance to go underground in a local mine. Dates, times will

The Peninsula Quarry Industry Oral History Project

Kayleigh Milden  has tasked us  pass around this invite for the coffee morning, it looks like a facinating project. We'll try an see if we can get a presentation sometime! 

  

Quarry Memories Coffee Morning

Parish Hall at Upton Cross

Monday 27^th June 2011

10:30-12:00

Free of charge

The Peninsula Quarry Industry Oral History Project is exploring the granite and limestone quarries of Devon and Cornwall.  Quarrying is a major part of the two counties’ history and continues to leave an important inheritance to the culture and landscape of the region.   It’s the aim of this project to add a new ‘human dimension’ to this history by recording a series of oral testimonies with the communities related to the quarrying industry of Devon and Cornwall. Oral histories that you help record will create a unique archive and will also develop into a touring exhibition telling the story of quarrying across Devon and Cornwall.  This is a partnership project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Peninsula Quarry Industry Social History Trust, Cornwall Council, Plymouth City Council, the University of Plymouth and Geevor Tin Mine Museum. 

If you have any memories about quarrying we would love to meet you.

Come along to our coffee morning to meet the project team and find out more. 

If you have any old photographs or documents relating to quarrying please bring them along too.

If you would like book a place at the coffee morning please contact

Kayleigh Milden (Project Officer) by Monday 20^th June.

Tel: (01752) 306671 Email: kayleigh.milden@plymouth.gov.uk

Peninsula Quarry Industry Social History Trust, Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AJ

Pensilva History group meeting

An invite by the Pensilva History Society to a talk.

 

Copper, hope and skulduggery The mines around Pensilva.

By John Manley of the Trevthick Society

 

25th May, Pensilva Millenium Hall

 

The talk will be covering the mines around ludcott-Glasgow Caradon, Wheal Caradon, Cardon Vale, Great Caradon and North Ludcott.

Webb and Geach is here.

I've managed to get some copies of the Society's new Webb and Geach's Book on the Liskeard Mining District. We'll bring some along to the East Caradon meeting for sale with a discount for members,  at a price of £10. Non members £10.99

If you cannot get to the meeting then the Bookseller on the Parade Liskeard will be stocking them, or for online sales see http://teammanley.webs.com/mapsymons/WebandGeach.html
 I think Mike Moore books may be stocking them in the future as well.

More Shots from the AGM, Herodsfoot Mine

Here's a couple pictures from the Herodsfoot mine visit, taken bt Martin Summers, (Our guide on the Friday visit to the gunpowder works).

Richard and Frances, the mines's owners were excellent hosts, thanks for the tea and cake and Richard's amd Kinglsey's tour of this wonderfull site gave the members plenty to  to think about and ponder.

This is a site where more is being discovered on a monthly basis and Richard restores the buidlings and researches its history. If any one has information or documantation about the mine's history they would like to share  then we will  gladly pass them on to Richard.

A Programme update..more details on events, and news of a new one next year

Heres the latest update.
We now have a chance to go underground in Menheniot. Its a small little known mine, but it has a  nice safe walk in, good surface underfoot and even lights!  Also on the 25th of May we will be giving  a talk for the Pensilva History Society. 7:30 at the millenium hall. It will be about the mines sorrounding the village, the society have invited TS members along. 

Trevithick Society East Cornwall Branch Programme

June 11^th East Caradon Mine talk-walk and social.

Talk by John Manley: Fortune or fraud? A year in the life of the East Caradon Mine.

Followed by the chance to have some refreshments and lunch and then a exploration of the mine (walk will be for members only) . Meet at the Wheal Tor Hotel, near Tokenbury Corner, Pensilva at 1030 SX279 696

This part of the Webb and Geach on tour events, celebrating the launch of the Trevithick Society’s new book)

Saturday 16th July 10:30am

Moorcroft Quarry Visit-A rare chance to visit a working limestone quarry, Organised by Dave Warne. Meet at the quarry entrance off the A379 at Billacombe roundabout-Plympton. SX520 538. Stout footwear to be worn. Please contact us for a space on this tour on the blog page or at teammanley@hotmail.com

Tuesday 20th September Liskeard Public Hall 7.30pm- A talk by author Rick Stewart (The mining expert on the TV series  “An Edwardian Farm” ) on Fire-setting the ancient way of breaking rocks before explosives

Saturday 29^th October walk 10.30am to approx 3.30pm. Introducing Wheel Benny- A guided walk from Luckett by Steve Docksey, experienced guide and local historian. Car parking in the village is very limited, and so not to create too much disturbance to the village we will meet at the Engine House Tea Room at Compton Park.( PL17 8EA. SX370 704) to share cars. On completion of the walk we will meet back up at the tea room for refreshments.

Tuesday 22^nd November 7.30pm Liskeard Public Hall- Machinery and Men of Dartmoor, Tin Mines 100 Years Ago- an illustrated talk by the author Tom Greeves.

March 2012: Visit to West Mary Ann Mine at Menheniot. A rare chance to go underground in a local mine. Dates, times will be confirmed on the next programme.

The 2011 AGM at Devon Great Consols

What a great weekend for the AGM, Gunpowder works, Hidden mines ,humongeous great mine, Great meal with a great view, coffee and fish an chips in an engine house, mini bus roaming the Cornish lanes...and excellent company. Thanks for Martin, Richard and Rick for excellent walks, talks and hospitality. Here's the first of the photos of the weekend...more to follow.  This is the first of some shots. At Devon Great Consols, at the base of one of the spectacular waste tips, Rick Stewart explaining the facintainating tale of arsenic at the mine.

And the sun shone! Here's Rick telling another facinating tale of DGC, before we launched off into the woods.

 The Society goes cross country to see the amazing flat rod tower in the woods. For those that bypassed the off road detour here's the tower.

Good news is that Rick has offered a repeat visit to Devon Great Consols to explore the western end of the workings, so watch this blog for a programme update to catch the date. He is also giving us a talk at Liskeard on firesetting, see the latest programme on this blog for details. And even more exciting is that  his book on DGC is on its way, we'll keep you updated when it is due to hit the shelves.