After appearing in films the reptile moved to the Cornish village. Photo: Mirrorpix
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The St Keverne alligator who was a film star
The 'Saint' actor who swapped studios for St Ives
The late actor Ivor Dean starred in many television shows. Photo credit: Jennifer Dean
Cot Valley and 'dinosaur egg beach' near St Just
The boulders on the beach have led to the nickname. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
Recording archaeological objects found locally
The Portable Antiquities Scheme records items such as pottery, glass, coins and stone.
The 5000 year old monument on Bodmin Moor
The monument is known as King Arthur鈥檚 Hall. Photo: Cornwall Archaeological Unit
Why is a helicopter in a garden on the Lizard?
The decommissioned Royal Navy Lynx helicopter has landed at its new home.
The Falmouth tomb built for a packet ship captain
Thomas Arundel Lewis commandeered The HMS Crane in the 1840s.
The musical sisters who rowed the Carrick Roads
The legacy of the Radford sisters is in the archive at Kresen Kernow.
The lost footage of the Falmouth Oyster fishermen
The footage ended up in the hands of a local filmmaker. Photo credit: Paul Mulraney
Celebrating the Cornish Pioneers
Many people born in Cornwall went on to do great things. Photo credit: James Kitto.