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Torpoint man was first to describe Down syndrome

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

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The 1812 Talland Church vicar scandal

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

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The Cornish who ended up in the Caribbean

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

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The peculiar object that looks like a stone

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

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The Barripper artist inspired by his unusual homes

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

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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

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Extracting Lithium from water deep underground

The 大象传媒's Jane Douglas has been finding out more.

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The boat that helped to keep a family alive

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

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The 1875 'Victorian Titanic' disaster off Scilly

It was one of the worst maritime disasters ever known off the Isles of Scilly.

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Daphne Du Maurier and 'Menabilly' near Fowey

The author lived in several houses in Cornwall including 'Menabilly'.

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An old way of dealing with rural crime in Cornwall

This metal object in the Museum of Cornish Life in Helston has quite a sinister story.

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The first to fly: Cornwall鈥檚 earliest aviation

Relive the moment the plane soared over Penzance and Marazion.

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The story of Falmouth's mystery pyramid

It cost 拢455 to construct at the time.

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Thomas Hardy's love affair with Cornwall

Some people might not be aware of this connection to Cornwall.

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The secrets of St Loy Woods and Cove

The Cornish Bird Blogger Elizabeth Dale, has been talking to Julie Skentelbery.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

The rock carvings in a Crantock Beach cave

Emma Gill has been finding out more from Elizabeth Dale.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

The Granny who had many trips to Bodmin Jail

Granny Boswell died in Helston workhouse in 1909. Photo: A H Hawke.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

Was a ghostly ship once seen at Porthcurno?

A ghostly apparition was said to have been seen on the Cornish beach.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

The Saltash woman who married Sir Francis Drake

Mary Newman from Saltash became Mary Drake in 1569.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

Did you know there is an obelisk in Pencalenick?

It can be found between Truro and Tresillian. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

The suspected sea monster sightings in Cornish waters

Many of the reports came from Falmouth.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

The Penwith standing stone and the Cornish piskies

The incident was said to have happened in the early 1600s. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.

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Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends

Port Quin and the mystery of the fishing fleet

Port Quin is a small cove near Port Isaac on the North Coast. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.

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Cornwall artist paints on stage at Glastonbury

The famous Glastonbury Festival has an 'Artist in Residence'. Photo: Fynn Tucker.

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