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Illustration of Nicholas (Nick) Temperley Watson Darke

Nick Darke

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Painted portrait of Sir Humphry Davy

Sir Humphry Davy

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Illustration of Selina Cooper

Selina Jane Cooper

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Helen Glover MBE

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Illustrated portrait of Sir Bevil Grenville

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An Gof memorial in St Keverne

Michael Joseph An Gof

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Illustration of Sir Humphrey Arundell

Humphrey Arundell

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Illustration of Tamsin Blight

Tamsin Blight

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Typographic Illustration of Sir Henry Bodrugan

Sir Henry Bodrugan

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Week St Mary Church tower

Thomasine Bonaventure

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Portrait of Billy Bray

Billy Bray

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Illustration of Mary Bryant

Mary Bryant

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Poldark 1975 re-enactment of smuggling at Prussia Cove

John Carter

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Illustration of Selina Cooper

Selina Jane Cooper

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Illustration of Nicholas (Nick) Temperley Watson Darke

Nick Darke

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Painted portrait of Sir Humphry Davy

Sir Humphry Davy

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Daphne du Maurier's house Ferryside at Boddinick near Fowey

Daphne du Maurier

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NOW AND THE FUTURE
Over centuries, the Cornish have made history and led global change. Now, some of Cornwall’s most famous figures imagine what the future might hold.
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Cornwall For Ever! began life as a book, published to celebrate the Millennium in the year 2000. This book was given as a gift to schoolchildren across Cornwall.
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