Wombling & tidying

 Hello m' thrifty womblers,

 

Something a bit different for this week. I've been super busy tidying the garden. A girl can't spend all her free time clearing mutant holly trees and making multiple compost heaps though. A wombling road trip to Redruth was needed. Muddy work clothes aside, I even slapped on a dress, some hand cream and nail varnish. 

What is wombling?

The Wombles motto is "Make Good Use of Bad Rubbish".

Our version of 'wombling' is visiting secondhand shops  (charity /antique/ junk shops)

Source

 

Redruth, an old mining town in the heart of Cornwall.

The area is dotted with mining engine houses and industrial relics. The hill in the background, Carn Brea, is one of the highest points in Cornwall. This vantage obviously attracted our ancient ancestors, as human settlement has been traced back 6000 years to early neolithic times. On a good day, both the Atlantic Ocean to the north, and the English Channel to the south can be seen.

 'Make a Mends' - Clothing repair shop on Fore Street

 

 

In the 18th Century, Redruth quickly became one of the richest mining areas in Britain, but for the workers and their families, life was tough. Copper ore was extracted and used to make the vast amounts of copper used in the Industrial Revolution. But by the end of the nineteenth century, industry had declined. Many miners emigrated to Mexico, Australia and South Africa.

 

On a sprawling industrial estate between Redruth and Pool, a junk shop, large charity shop and even an antique tea room can be found hiding between the fabrication and supplier units.

 

 

At Miss Molly's Tea Room, visitors are greeted with a wonderful Foot Bellow organ, a 15th birthday present for a local lady, who lived to age 95. Having had 15 children, I wonder if she ever got the time to play it!?!

Walking through the pedestrianised town centre, we popped in to five charity shops.

Some of Redruth's buildings are earmarked for heritage funded renovations.

You can see more in a previous post here.

 

 

The Celtic Cross commemorates the Flowerpot Chapel. It had once been one of Britain's largest chapels, but it burnt down in 1975. Now a carpark sits on the site.

 

Here's a video, using camera phone footage taken on the day. Bobby dazzler finds are revealed at the end - 

 

 

What have thoust been up to? Please send gossip, or biscuits.

 

Lulu xXx

 

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