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The Duke of Cornwall's Palace Historic past and a bright future...
A 13th century historic building in the heart of mid Cornwall is at the centre of regeneration plans.

Cornish Ancient Sites Protection Network Group uncover prehistoric site
A group of Cornish conservationists have uncovered the remains of ancient monuments and buildings.

Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall: Twenty years on
Here in Cornwall people who were born in Germany have been remembering the day the Berlin Wall came down.


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Cornish Memories of an Evacuee
Terry Frisby was among the thousands of young children who were evacuated to Cornwall.

ClockWork Campaign Cornwall
BBC Radio Cornwall's James Churchfield is on a mission to get public clocks working again.

War-time evacuation for children
Pupils from a Cornish primary school experience what war-time evacuation might have been like.

Calls for Spooky Cornish stories
As the days grow shorter, and the long dark nights kick in, share your stories of haunted Cornwall.

A historical walk in Looe town
Take a walk around the picturesque village of Looe, read about it's rich history.

Sixteenth century Cornwall
Maps of Cornwall and Scilly dating back to 1586 will be going under the hammer.

St Justin celebrates 25 years
St Justin Tin are celebrating their 25 anniversary of crafting hand made Cornish metal works.

BBC Cornwall historic audio walks
Re-visit our historic walks from the past year, with audio and photo galleries as well.

Cold War secret on Nare's Head
For years hardly anyone knew about an underground building on the coast just outside Veryan near Truro.

Divers discover the Nancy
Local divers Todd Stevens and Ed Cumming from the Isles of Scilly claim they have discovered the shipwreck of the 'Nancy'.

Tracing Bob Fitzsimmons
A New Zealand descendent of the Cornish born world boxing champion, Bob Fitzsimmons comes to Cornwall to retrace his ancestor's footsteps.


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