Sign of our times
Rude’ staycationers ignite local fury in Cornwall Its not the locals fault for toilets and other amenities to be closed during this years Covid pandemic, it is for social distancing […]
Category Archives: Topography
Streets of Padstow (COVID 19)
Images of Man Altered Landscapes
Images of Man Altered Landscapes Changing the idea of landscape photography. Landscape photographs were traditionally produced in order to evoke contemplation on beauty, they were intended to be morally instructive or […]
Bishops wood – Polbrock
Carloggas Downs – “a Heap of Mice”
An interesting fact “Carloggas Downs” translates as “Heap of Mice” in Cornish. Apparently when ECC (English China Clays, long since owned by Imerys) did the whole ‘beautification’ programme, one of […]
Only in Cornwall – Please knock
Helman Tor (Cornish: Torr Helman)
Transient Landscape – North Quay
Cant Hill
According to the DoBIH Database of British and Irish Hills, Cant hill In the camel valley is classed as a TuMPs Hill TuMPs (Thirty and upwards Metre Prominence) A Tump […]
The mystique of the Chinese Takeaway
I have always been fascinated about the names of Chinese takeaways and how they conjure up the magic and charm of the mysterious orient so I have started an archive […]
