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Remembering the total eclipse in Cornwall as phenomenon - almost - looms again
Nostalgia
Fern Britton: 'I sat on the cliff at Mother Iveys Bay. An unforgettable moment of darkness and hush'
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The pleasure boat that sank without trace in Cornish seas with 31 lives lost
History
Whole families were lost that day and only 12 of the bodies were ever recovered
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Final days of American soldier revealed in poignant Cornwall letters
Nostalgia
The G.I. posted to Cornwall never got the chance to say goodbye to her - or meet their child - before leaving from the Helford River for Normandy, never to return
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Merther Church dates back almost seven centuries and has been reclaimed by nature after being abandoned 100 years ago
Discover Cornwall
Hidden behind ivy and trees, the rural church was restored in 1844
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Striking Cornish wonder The Prison exposed by the lowest tide of the year
Places
Known as 'The Prison', it is usually only accessible by sea - but very occasionally on foot - and is as dangerous as it is beautiful, resembling The Beach in the DiCaprio film
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42 Cornish phrases that will well and truly confuse everybody else
Cornwall
We reckon very few locals will even know all 42
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How the worst film-maker in the UK used Hollywood stars in huge Cornwall tax fraud
People
Hollywood stars were flown into the Cornish countryside before disaster struck
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13 things we miss about Christmas growing up
History
Using your pocket money to buy your mum bath salts
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Weird and wonderful Cornwall Christmas traditions we still celebrate today
Christmas
We sure know how to celebrate the festive season
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Memory Lane the 1960s special edition - on sale now
History
Revisit some of the highlights and nostalgic aspects of the decade with our Memory Lane special edition
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Haunted Cornish hotel you can stay in and it inspired famous murder mystery novel
Travel
You can dare to the stay the night in what is considered to be one of the UK's most haunted hotels, so famously eerie a murder mystery novel was based on its hallowed halls
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Memory Lane the 1950s special edition - on sale now
History
Revisit some of the highlights and nostalgic aspects of the decade with our Memory Lane special edition
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42 Cornish phrases that will well and truly confuse everybody else
History
How many do you know?
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'Greatest composer' Edward Elgar was a tourist in Cornwall over 100 years ago
People
Sir Edward Elgar, composer of Land of Hope and Glory, made some interesting observations including 'a funny, dirty little place with lovely views' and 'very monotonous, weird & desolate'.
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Abandoned 'ghost' village just 90 minutes from Cornwall frozen in time for 80 years
Places
The Dorset village of Tyneham was abandoned in 1943 when the British military requisitioned the village for training purposes - the village has been frozen in time ever since
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Life of Cornwall's oldest tree that spans 1,000 years
Environment
Cornwall's oldest tree has stood through much of the county's recorded history
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Check your pockets for 'ordinary' looking 1 coin worth 500
Rare coins
An expert revealed exactly how to spot this valuable coin.
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Exploring the shipwreck of RMS Mulheim 15 years after it ran aground
Places
Despite bearing the brunt of Atlantic storms for more than two decades, a lot of RMS Mulheim remains in a cover near Land's End
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Abandoned sections of A30 that nature is slowly reclaiming
Places
Photographing the lost highways of Cornwall that were abandoned when new sections of the A30 were built
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Memory Lane - The War Years - on sale now
History
This Memory Lane special edition, packed with stunning archive images and content, looks back at the 1940s
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Underground Cold War nuclear bunker in Cornwall by the sea keeps its chilling secrets
History
The hidden time capsule opens to the public on selected dates each year
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Now and then pictures show a version of Truro lost to time
Truro
A forgotten past of Cornwall's capital city can now be discovered through an intriguing collection of archive photographs in a new book, 'Lost Truro'
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Inside Victorian pharmacy untouched for almost 80 years
Flambards
It's the perfect time-capsule
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Heroic Cornwall twins who made the ultimate sacrifice died side by side
History
The tin mine workers volunteered to serve despite being exempt
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