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Torpoint man was first to describe Down syndrome

It was the Cornish physician John Langdon Down, who characterized the condition.

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The 1812 Talland Church vicar scandal

Talland is a parish between Looe and Polperro. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.

• 7 mins

The Cornish who ended up in the Caribbean

History usually looks at the USA, Australia, and South Africa. Photo: Edward Sault.

• 5 mins

The peculiar object that looks like a stone

You might be surprised to find out what this object really is.

• 7 mins

The Barripper artist inspired by his unusual homes

His work has been hidden for 34 years. Photo: Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery,

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The Whitsand Bay cave known as 'Sharrow Grot'

It's sometimes called ‘Lugger’s Cave’ after the man who made it. Photo: Elizabeth Dale

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Extracting Lithium from water deep underground

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Jane Douglas has been finding out more.

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The boat that helped to keep a family alive

The Robertson family left from Falmouth on the adventure of a lifetime in 1971.

• 8 mins

The 1875 'Victorian Titanic' disaster off Scilly

It was one of the worst maritime disasters ever known off the Isles of Scilly.

• 7 mins

Daphne Du Maurier and 'Menabilly' near Fowey

The author lived in several houses in Cornwall including 'Menabilly'.

• 6 mins

An old way of dealing with rural crime in Cornwall

This metal object in the Museum of Cornish Life in Helston has quite a sinister story.

• 4 mins

The first to fly: Cornwall’s earliest aviation

Relive the moment the plane soared over Penzance and Marazion.

• 6 mins

The story of Falmouth's mystery pyramid

It cost £455 to construct at the time.

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