Reports

"Down your Way"

Members welcomed local author and historian Clive Benney, his subject being: Sammy Solway – the miner with a camera.

Present-day family descendants joined us for our January meeting.  Of the 200 images shown - of 500 owned by Clive, many included older generations of the Solway family.  A mystery remains says Clive, “Where are his underground images?”  

It seems ironic that after a mere six year period with his camera, diy developing under the stairs, with some professional postcard series thrown in, that his later wealth came from WW 2 and the fact that the RAF mess building was next to his field of pigs at Trevellas.

He never moved very far from the Trevellas area, mine working coincided with the building in 1907 of the present day Wheal Kitty mine, images showed that construction building by building, alongside tea treats and choir outings, of Perranzabuloe parish as well as St Agnes and Mithian.

St Agnes museum are very proud to have his camera donated to them

On Fri 22nd Feb David Humphrey of Rose will present: Local views around and about

Visitors will be made very welcome at a charge of £1.00 admission.    

John Jackett – Chairman,

(4, Rose Meadows, Goonhavern TRURO TR4 9LB – 01872 572449)