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Hidden Cornwall Episodes

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    Working underground at Geevor Tin Mine

    Geevor Tin Mine in West Cornwall closed in 1990 but what was it like to work there?

  2. Why is a helicopter in a garden on the Lizard?

    The decommissioned Royal Navy Lynx helicopter has landed at its new home.

  3. Why a new road in Helston caused a riot

    People were unhappy during the summer of 1845.

  4. Who is responsible for the Crowlas giraffe?

    The giraffe has been around for years, so the 大象传媒's Dan Bater went to investigate.

  5. Torpoint man was first to describe Down syndrome

    It was the Cornish physician John Langdon Down, who characterized the condition.

  6. The Whitsand Bay cave known as 'Sharrow Grot'

    It's sometimes called 鈥楲ugger鈥檚 Cave鈥� after the man who made it. Photo: Elizabeth Dale

  7. The St Keverne alligator who was a film star

    After appearing in films the reptile moved to the Cornish village. Photo: Mirrorpix

  8. The St Ive house where a Boer War heroine lived

    Emily Hobhouse was born in St Ive near Liskeard.

  9. The St Ewe connection to a well known soap

    Pears soap is still on sale thanks to a Cornish man. Photo credit: Bernie Pettersen

  10. The secrets of Mousehole's oldest house

    Plenty has happened in the house over the centuries. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.

  11. The peculiar object that looks like a stone

    You might be surprised to find out what this object really is.

  12. The Padstow mutineer on the Bounty

    Cornwall has several connections to the infamous mutiny on the Bounty.

  13. The mystery artefact found on the Isles of Scilly

    Tiny depiction of a woman鈥檚 face, the size of a penny piece, has caused great excitement.

  14. The musical sisters who rowed the Carrick Roads

    The legacy of the Radford sisters is in the archive at Kresen Kernow.

  15. The murder that shook the hamlet of Poundstock

    The murder took place in St Winwaloe鈥檚 church in 1357. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale

  16. The man who pushed a wheelbarrow from Land's End

    Bob Carlisle was known as a wheelbarrow pushing pioneer.

  17. The lost footage of the Falmouth Oyster fishermen

    The footage ended up in the hands of a local filmmaker. Photo credit: Paul Mulraney

  18. The four Cornish fishermen and the Spanish Armada

    The Falmouth fisherman came face to face with the Spanish Armada. Credit: Elizabeth Dale

  19. The Falmouth tomb built for a packet ship captain

    Thomas Arundel Lewis commandeered The HMS Crane in the 1840s.

  20. The Cornish who ended up in the Caribbean

    History usually looks at the USA, Australia, and South Africa. Photo: Edward Sault.

  21. The Cornish miners who left to work in Mexico

    Mexico wasn't a safe place to travel to. Photo credit: James Kitto

  22. The boat that helped to keep a family alive

    The Robertson family left from Falmouth on the adventure of a lifetime in 1971.

  23. The Barripper artist inspired by his unusual homes

    His work has been hidden for 34 years. Photo: Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery,

  24. The 5000 year old monument on Bodmin Moor

    The monument is known as King Arthur鈥檚 Hall. Photo: Cornwall Archaeological Unit

  25. The 1812 Talland Church vicar scandal

    Talland is a parish between Looe and Polperro. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.

  26. The 'Saint' actor who swapped studios for St Ives

    The late actor Ivor Dean starred in many television shows. Photo credit: Jennifer Dean

  27. Rediscovering the lost lakes of Lanjeth

    An old garden nursery is being restored and Matt Shepherd has been to have a look.

  28. Recording archaeological objects found locally

    The Portable Antiquities Scheme records items such as pottery, glass, coins and stone.

  29. Meet the characters at the Altarnun bus diner

    Christine Butler visits Sheila Tequila who makes food on a big red Double Decker bus.

  30. How much do you know about Loe Pool and Loe Bar?

    One is a freshwater lake and the other a shingle bank. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale

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