The introduction of parking charges on a Poldark filming site where 31 men died nearly 100 years ago in a mining disaster has been defended by the National Trust. Opponents say "public feeling is high ...

THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. LEVANT MINE. The oldest Cornish mine engine still in existence, this was also the first to be preserved. Built c.1840 by ...

Cornish people are a recognized ethnic minority in the British Isles. Their ancestry pre-dates the Roman invasion and makes them genetically distinct from Britons elsewhere in the country. Whether ...

The National Trust has been accused of being "insensitive" for charging visitors to park near the site of the Levant Mine disaster in Cornwall after the BBC's Poldark boosted the location's popularity ...

The site at Levant is particularly sensitive as it was the scene of one of Cornwall's worst ever mining disasters, when 31 men lost their lives in 1919. The National Trust's works on the site aim to ...

Levant Mine, Cornwall. The Levant Mine operated from the late 18th century until its closure in 1930, mining tin and copper from beneath the sea bed. Credit - Peter Thompson—Heritage Images/Getty ...

When PBS airs the first episode of the British drama “Poldark” this Sunday, you will be assured of an hour’s worth of pure eye candy. Yes, the cast is made up of very good-looking men and women, but ...

CLIMBING a cliff-top path weaving through an endless carpet of heather, I look up to see a series of mines on the horizon. At St Agnes Head, which doubles for Nampara Valley in the BBC drama Poldark, ...

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