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Link to Oxford Dictionary of National Biography website

Oxford English Dictionary

Link to the Grove Dictionary of Art

Link to the Grove Dictionary of Music

Link to Oxford Reference

Link to more online services

Cornwall history

Cornish Mining

The official site for the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site Bid has wide-ranging information on all aspects of Cornwall's history; the mining, the people, the culture and places to visit.

Cornwall Centre: Kresenn Kernow

The only public library specialising solely in helping those who study Cornwall. This is the former Cornish Studies Library, now enlarged, with improved and enhanced facilities including a visitor information centre.

Cornwall Record Office (CRO)

Cornwall Records Office provides a high quality archive service for Cornwall. The CRO ensures that historical records relating to Cornish people, places and organisations are preserved for the future and made available for public consultation.

Historic Cornwall

Extensive set of pages covering archaeology, censuses, books, farming, the Cornish language, Methodism, mining, maritime history, clay industry, statistics, and with many period photos and other illustrations.

Old maps of Cornwall

Maps of Cornwall, dating from 1564 to 1897.

Royal Albert Bridge

Coinciding with the Saltash Brunel Festival and Brunel200 commemorations, the Royal Albert Bridge website includes a history of the bridge, information about the bridge and its construction, and a brief biography of Brunel.