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Envelope from one of Richard Scoble's letters home from America
Black and white image showing AA man with his motor bike and side-car near using a AA phone box on Bodmin Moor in the snow
Handwritten letter from Richard Scoble to his mother, 1874.
Photograph celebrating the arrival of the trolley telephone at Bodmin Hospital in 1959.

Please contact us at kresenkernow@cornwall.gov.uk or phone 01209 614430.

Kresen Kernow is situated on part of the former Redruth Brewery site behind Tesco, in Redruth. For more information, go to our Visit Us page.

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Kresen Kernow, Little Vauxhall, Redruth TR15 1AS
kresenkernow@cornwall.gov.uk
Telephone number: 01209 614430

 

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Tuesday to Saturday, 9.30am - 4.30pm

Kresen Kernow ('Cornwall Centre') is home to the world's largest collection of documents, books, maps and photographs related to Cornwall's history. Everyone is welcome to visit and explore these amazing collections.

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