Perpetual Sunrise

( Setting Sun )

Happy Birthday Spikesgirl58

For spikesgirl58 - Hope you have a great day xx

Man Alive

As documented in local press (and now, I gather, further afield), the Man Engine Tour has come to Penzance.  We caught up with him in Market Jew Street, where he managed to stand a full 40ft (10.2m) high.

My photos of the event are HERE

Man Engine Info and Website HERE

Our mining culture shaped your world…

Kernow: the horn-shaped granite kingdom of Cornwall thrusts itself out into the Atlantic Ocean. We are a tiny 0.02% of the planet’s surface yet beneath our rocky shores can be found samples of more than 90% of all mineral species ever identified! Millions of years in the making, the geology of Cornwall is unique. This unbelievable geological treasure (Copper, Tin, Arsenic, Lead, Zinc, Silver, etc) has powered the Cornish people’s endeavour through over 4000 years of mining history: innovation, triumph and heartbreak.

In July 2006 the Cornish mining landscape was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This recognition puts our engine houses, miners’ cottages, grand gardens and miles of labyrinthine underground tunnels on a par with international treasures like Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China.

The Man Engine project celebrates the ‘Tinth’ anniversary of our World Heritage status as well as the successes and the struggles of the real people whose lives shaped the Cornish Mining Story.

From the Balweyth Mining page - HERE

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Below is some of my footage from the events, rather shaky as we are in a very crowded place, with people jostling for attention.  A very beautiful, very moving day :-)