Chapter I: Front Matter

A BOOK OF THE WEST

VOL. II.

CORNWALL

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
THE TRAGEDY OF THE CÆSARS THE
DESERT OF SOUTHERN FRANCE
STRANGE SURVIVALS SONGS
OF THE WEST A GARLAND OF
COUNTRY SONG OLD COUNTRY LIFE
YORKSHIRE ODDITIES FREAKS OF
FANATICISM A BOOK OF FAIRY
TALES OLD ENGLISH FAIRY TALES
A BOOK OF NURSERY SONGS AN
OLD ENGLISH HOME THE VICAR OF
MORWENSTOW THE CROCK OF GOLD

A

BOOK OF THE WEST

BEING AN INTRODUCTION
TO DEVON AND CORNWALL

BY S. BARING-GOULD

VOL. II.

CORNWALL

WITH THIRTY-THREE ILLUSTRATIONS

NEW YORK: NEW AMSTERDAM BOOK CO.

LONDON: METHUEN & CO.

1900

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE CORNISH SAINTS 1

II. THE HOLY WELLS 28

III. CORNISH CROSSES 38

IV. CORNISH CASTLES 44

V. TIN MINING 52

VI. LAUNCESTON 67

VII. CALLINGTON 96

VIII. CAMELFORD 114

IX. BUDE 134

X. SALTASH 151

XI. BODMIN 163

XII. THE TWO LOOES 173

XIII. FOWEY 188

XIV. THE FAL 200

XV. NEWQUAY 214

XVI. THE LIZARD 242

XVII. SMUGGLING 263

XVIII. PENZANCE 282

XIX. THE LAND’S END 305

XX. THE SCILLY ISLES 329

ILLUSTRATIONS

CORNISH FISHERMEN _Frontispiece_
From a photograph by the Rev. F. Partridge.

S. MELOR’S WELL, LINKINHORNE _To face page_ 28
From a photograph by the Rev. A. H. Malan.

WELL CHAPEL OF S. CLETHER ” 33
From a painting by A. B. Collier, Esq.

CROSS, S. LEVAN ” 38

LAUNCESTON ” 44
From an old print.

A TIN MOULD ” 62

LAUNCESTON, CHURCH PORCH ” 67
From a photograph by the Rev. F. Partridge.

TREWORTHA MARSH ” 83
From a painting by A. B. Collier, Esq.

PLAN OF HABITATION ON TREWORTHA MARSH ” 84
By permission of the _Daily Graphic_.

THE COUNCIL HALL, TREWORTHA MARSH ” 85
By permission of the _Daily Graphic_.

CALLINGTON ” 96
From a painting by A. B. Collier, Esq.

CALLINGTON CROSS ” 103
Drawn by F. B. Bond, Esq.

THE CHEESEWRING ” 106
From an old engraving.

ARSENIC MANUFACTURE ” 109
From a photograph by F. B. Bond, Esq.

ARSENIC WORKS ” 110
From a photograph by F. B. Bond, Esq.

KING ARTHUR ” 118
From the tomb of Maximilian I. at Innsbruck.

TINTAGEL ” 122
From a painting by A. B. Collier, Esq.

BEEHIVE HUT ” 127
By permission of the _Daily Graphic_.

BUDE ” 134
From a painting by A. B. Collier, Esq.

MACES AND SEAL OF SALTASH ” 151
Drawn by F. D. Bedford, Esq.

IN SALTASH ” 152
Drawn by F. D. Bedford, Esq.

ANNE GLANVILLE ” 158

CHALICE, SALTASH ” 161

PADSTOW HARBOUR ” 163
From a painting by A. B. Collier, Esq.

FOWEY HARBOUR ” 188
From a painting by A. B. Collier, Esq.

LOSTWITHIEL BRIDGE ” 188
Drawn by F. B. Bond, Esq.

S. MAWE’S CASTLE ” 210
From a painting by A. B. Collier, Esq.

THE LIZARD ” 242
From a painting by A. B. Collier, Esq.

GUNWALLOE CHURCH ” 254
From a sketch by F. B. Bond, Esq.

MOUNT’S BAY ” 262
From a photograph by Messrs. Gibson, Penzance.

LAND’S END ” 305
From a painting by A. B. Collier, Esq.

CHÛN QUOIT ” 326
From an old engraving.

THE PULPIT ROCK, SCILLY ” 329
From a photograph.

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