Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Historic Environment Record

20/10/2026

On this day, we remember the 31 men who lost their lives in the Levant Mine disaster of 1919.

Among our collections is this booklet, ‘The Man Engine of Levant Mine 1857-1919’, written by Lionel (RL) Ellis, who worked in several parts of Levant Mine and spent six years operating the man engine.

Drawing on his diary and personal memories, Ellis recorded his recollections in 1967, creating a valuable first-hand account of life at the mine.

This memoir was published in 2004 by the St Just and Pendeen Old Cornwall Society and includes hand drawn illustrations by Ellis himself.

Thank you to the St Just and Pendeen Old Cornwall Society for allowing us to share pages from this booklet.

St. Just and Pendeen Old Cornwall Society

18/10/2026

Congratulations to Buttermarket for winning two major national RIBA awards!

They have won the inaugural RIBA Conservation Award 2026, and the RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize 2026, awarded to Jen Boddington from Thread for her work on the project! 🏆

Architectural Thread has won the 2026 RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize for a heritage-led regeneration project in Redruth, Cornwall.

16/10/2026

This is TOMORROW! 😍
Still some spaces available, if you'd like to join us!
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Celebrating 50 years of CAU - Cornwall Archaeological Unit!
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Looking forward to such a wonderful array of speakers!

15/10/2026

14/10/2026

The National Trust is holding an open call for their 'Garden Stories'
Creative Commission, aiming to open August 2027, at Trengwainton in West Cornwall.

They are looking for an individual or collective, experienced in community engagement, to collaborate with gardeners and researchers on a temporary commission in the walled garden.

This commission is one part of a wider, international research project - Plants, Enslavement and Public History: Re-imagining green spaces as places of heritage and healing

This project looks at historical connections between plants, gardens and histories of enslavement and seeks new ways to interpret and communicate this past with care.

If you're interested & would like to know more, all the details & the brief can be found on the National Trust website:

Discover Garden Stories at Trengwainton, exploring histories of transatlantic enslavement through plants. Find out how to apply for the commission.

13/10/2026

We had a great time helping to lead a Manorial Maps guided walk around Redruth on Saturday, exploring the historic manors of Redruth, uncovering the stories of the landscape & identifying surviving clues from the past.

Thank so much to the teams at Cornwall National Landscape and Archives and Cornish Studies Service for supporting, and thanks to everyone who attended, we had a great day!

12/10/2026

12/10/2026

! 🥳🗺️ We are busy installing a new pop-up exhibition of our favourite manor maps. They have been chosen by the manor maps team and our wonderful mapping volunteers. Come in next week to see which ones were chosen. The exhibition will be on until January 2027. The images here are some clues to which ones we’ve chosen…

08/10/2026

Come along to Lowender Festival and see the Intanglible Cultural Heritage Expo, all happening at the Buttermarket & Hall in Redruth on the 17th of October!!

The Expo is an opportunity for communities to celebrate and showcase their traditions and practices!