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Saint Day, Cornwall. The steeple of the old, disused and now collapsed parish church can be seen on the horizon.
In the period 1770 to 1850 this view would have been one of utter devastation and industry with mining for tin, copper and arsenic all happening here. It was called the 'richest square mile in the world'. Then it all suddenly stopped as cheaper labour and mining costs for these minerals were found in South East Asia amongst other places (slave labour in the main).
Nothing remains of this previous hive of activity, I'm pleased to say..

xacobeo4, Ulrike Bohra, Cämmerer zu Nau, Nouchetdu38 and 42 other people have particularly liked this photo

51 comments - The latest ones

Erika Akire

...HFF...

5 years ago.

David G Johnson ^club

''HFF'' for the first time this year.. Andy.. ''Giddy up'' and 'all the best' for 2020.
Dj.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Erika,
Dave,
Thank you both!

5 years ago.

Jenny McIntyre ^club

It's so wonderful to see how nature takes back what mankind has ruined and makes it beautiful again. I do hope the arsenic part of the industry isn't still around. What a gorgeous horse.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Jenny McIntyre ^club

There's a valley very close to here that is still desolate from arsenic poisoning but has been deemed safe for people to walk on, ride their bikes, etc. But you have to wonder when so little vegetation grows there even now!

5 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Wonderful capture! Happy New Year and HFF!

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5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thank you William and a Happy New Year to you too!

5 years ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

HFF Andy...Nice Horse -landscape

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Fred Fouarge ^club

Thank you Fred.

5 years ago.

Boro

Excellente !! HFF Andy

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Boro

Many thanks, Boro.

5 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Magnifique ******
HFF.et excellente fin de semaine.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Thank you Malik!

5 years ago.

Mario Vargas ^club

eye contact, like a lot, HFF

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Mario Vargas ^club

Many thanks, Mario!

5 years ago.

Sarah O' ^club

Hi Andy, a really nice older shot, lot to see all out there behind the horse and fence.
HFF Andy...Best wishes, Sarah

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Sarah O' ^club

Thank you, Sarah and a Happy New Year to you!
I don't get back to Cornwall as often as I would like and quite some time ago I ran out of new pohotos from there so all my Cornwall photos are re-cycled (they will have been seen in either ip or Panoramio). Consensus of opinion here was that this is OK, if not ideal!

5 years ago.

Pam J ^club

IT WAS A STORY REPEATED IN MUCH OF CORNWALL SADLY.

LOVE THE HORSE !

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Pam J ^club

THE HORSE LOVES YOU TOO, PAM!!

5 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Lovely horse image; thank you for the info.
HFF and a nice weekend.

5 years ago.

Jean-luc Drouin

Sympa !

5 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

HFF, Andy ! Have a very nice weekend !

5 years ago.

Eunice Perkins ^club

HFF. Interesting info and I love the scene.

5 years ago.

Leon_Vienna ^club

Beautiful fellow, nice view and a good shot - and very interesting informations. Thanks a lot.
HFF Andy.

5 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

A lovely scene these days Andy
HFF and a nice weekend.

5 years ago.

Antje P. ^club

HFF and all the best for the new year, Andy!

5 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

A good piece of history Andy. I am way behind on Ipernity at the moment, as I am not able to get here as much as I would like. I will catch up eventually, but love this shot!
HFF and wish you a good first weekend of 2020.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne

You can't be as far behind as me, Rosa! I hope to catch up soon. I wish I could promise that but, alas, I can't!
Have a wonderful 2020.

5 years ago.

Xata ^club

As Rosa said above, a good piece of history. Hope you gave the horse a carrot or sugar, the fence is so chained...
HFF Andy

5 years ago.

Berny ^club

HFF and a wonderful weekend, Andy!

5 years ago.

Gabi Lombardo ^club

very nice pic! HFF and a great WE to yoi!

5 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club

History in passing Andy. Another of your glimpses of Cornwall for us here. Great stuff! Well done.

HFF, have a great weekend. Herb

5 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

A beautiful scene over the gate and fence Andy..................and a beautiful horse. A fascinating narrative as well.

HFF to you my friend...........and I hope you have a pleasant weekend.

5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.

Tanja - Loughcrew ^club

HFF Andy....reading the story of this area surprises me....

Have a wonderful weekend :)

5 years ago.

Peter Castell ^club

A wonderful landscape, HFF Andy I hope that your weekend is a good one

5 years ago.

cammino ^club

Beautiful image. HFF!

5 years ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Andy

I really like this rural scene!

Superb colours

Great composition

Best Wishes, HFF, and a very Happy New Year
Peter

5 years ago.

trester88 ^club

HFF, Andy!

5 years ago.

Dimas Sequeira ^club

Beautiful countryside with a surprising historic background! HFF a great New Year, Andy!

5 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club

What a history! I would never have guessed... Beautiful, peaceful photo, Andy.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

~~~Yes, a surprising history, but not if you know the mining and industrial heritage of Cornwall. Great comments; thank you everybody!!~~~

5 years ago.

Esther ^club

I've never seen a horse in a muffler before.

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Esther ^club

It was in the middle of summer, so perhaps it was recovering form an illness ...

5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

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NATURE et Biodiversité..!

5 years ago.

Nora Caracci ^club

lovely scene, belated HFF !

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

Malik,
Nora,
Thank you both!

5 years ago.

Ecobird ^club

That is a lovely horse. Well captured Andy. I like the chain woven around the gate like a Christmas garland! Belated HFF and have a good week

5 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Ecobird ^club

Thank you, Carol! I was intrigued by the horse in a coat despite it being a mild day. Perhaps it was recovering from illness.

5 years ago.

xacobeo4

Hola Andy, ya hace algun tiempo vi la magnifica foto de este caballo, pero como a mi me fascinan
los Caballos , vuelvo a ella, para decirle que le deje un mensaje, en su correo, estaba, tratando de enlazar tantas cosas en el ultimo mensaje suyo, que borre el suyo y el mio, bien ya se los explique,Cuidaros mucho, que este virus, está acabando con nuestras vidas, Saludos cordiales desde USA

4 years ago.

Eunice Perkins ^club

Lovely countryside and the horse is a bonus!

3 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club has replied to Eunice Perkins ^club

Thank you, Eunice!

3 years ago.

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