In 1698 Celia Fiennes, an intrepid traveller and relative of the Boscawen family, rode into Truro and immediately loved it, although she described it in her diary as “a ruinated and disregarded place, formerly a great trading town”. In 1724 the author Daniel Defoe found Truro, “sadly declining as a port” and doubted whether it would ever recover, whereas a little later, in 1750, Dr. Richard Pococke reported that Truro was doing very well from tin. In the 1790s Mr Maton saw “much tin awaiting the coinage”. The tin would have been in ingots and he reckoned that each weighed over 300lbs. So the fortunes of the town have changed considerably over the years, as have the inhabitants, the road and some of the buildings.
Truro Through Time is a delightful collection of photographs which vividly evoke memories of the Truro of yesteryear and compares them with images of the Truro of today.
Change is constantly with us and yet the heart of this graceful city remains largely unaltered. Boscawen Street, Cathedral Lane, Georgian Lemon Street and the rivers are instantly recognisable and represent ‘home’ to Truroians, wherever they may be.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Truro resident, Christine Parnell, has been fascinated by the history of Cornwall, and most particularly Truro, since childhood.
She is Secretary and Recorder for the Truro Old Cornwall Society and works for the Cornwall Registration Service, dealing with births, deaths and marriages, which she says affords her time to pursue her writing career.
Truro Through Time is Christine’s eighth book about Truro and she has also co-authored a book about Veryan and Portloe.
| Publication: |
October 2010 |
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96 pages |
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In stock |
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90 |
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235 x 165 mm |
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90 |
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Paperback |
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