Category: Start / Museums and GalleriesMuseums and galleries in Cornwall or relating to CornwallSort links by: Title ( + | - ) Date ( + | - ) Rating ( + | - ) Popularity ( + | - ) Sites currently sorted by: Title (A to Z) Porthcurno Telegraph MuseumMuseum of Submarine Telegraphy set up by Cable & Wireless. Porthcurno was the home of the first international telecommunications network 'The Victorian Internet' and important cables still come ashore here. Als has collections of old photographs, maps, archives and the history of Porthcurno.Added on: 22-Sep-2004 | hits: 268 Report broken link | Details Royal Cornwall MuseumCollections of Cornish history and archaeology, paintings, ceramics, silver and gold. Other exhibits include a genuine Egyptian mummy and an extensive collection of Cornish minerals.Added on: 21-Sep-2004 | hits: 249 Report broken link | Details Wheal Martyn MuseumMuseum of the china clay industry. Located just outside of St Austell.Added on: 22-Sep-2004 | hits: 281 Report broken link | Details |
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Ex-minister in turbine plan row Man quizzed over pedestrian death A man is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a man was hit by a car on the A30. Woman, 77, is tagged over cocaine A 77-year-old woman is to be fitted with an electronic tag after being caught with £1,300-worth of cocaine in her handbag. Celibacy the key to a long life A woman who is celebrating her 105th birthday attributes her long life to remaining celibate. Fire crews save stuck pig's bacon Firefighters have to wade through a slurry pit in Cornwall to rescue a sinking pig in danger of drowning. Apology over ashes ruling Officials apologise to a man who was refused permission to scatter his mother-in-law's ashes in the shape of a cross. Reptiles benefit from drugs raid A Devon zoo and the Eden Project in Cornwall benefit from a big drugs bust in Plymouth. INTERNET - CAMPAIGN FOR NATIONAL DOMAIN SUFFIXES The Celtic League has urged the Cornish Language Partnership to support the campaign to adopt national internet domain suffixes for the Celtic countries. So far just Ireland and Mannin have national domain suffixes (ie and im respectively). |