Sheviock is a coastal civil parish and a hamlet two miles south of St Germans and three miles south-west of Saltash Pre 1910: Formation date. “While Scipio is not the most difficult of tunes to play, I doubt whether any of the local lads would have had any playing
Tony Mansell
- 27 April 2020
Seworgan is a village in the parish of Constantine in west Cornwall Unknown formation date. 1873: The Recent Band Contest. Mr Thomas Veal, bandmaster of the Constantine band, writes to us to correct sundry errors, which he alleges appeared in our paragraph respecting the contest at Gweek between the
- 27 April 2020
Porkellis is a village approximately three and a half miles north-east of Helston Unknown formation date. 1859: A procession was formed, comprising the agents and persons employed in the mine with their families and preceded by the Porkellis Band; they marched to the Account House, where tables were laid.
- 27 April 2020
North Hill is a civil parish and village on the east side of the River Lynher approximately six miles southwest of Launceston Unknown formation date. 1874 circa: North Hill Brass Band active. (John Brush) 1874: John Gumb, North Hill Brass Band MD. (John Brush) 1876: North-hill brass band in
- 27 April 2020
Morwenstow is a civil parish in north Cornwall about six miles north of Bude 1868: Morwenstow Band formed by John Cholwill. (Herbert Walker Tape / Audrey Aylmer article) John Cholwill (B. 1844: D 1916) founder / clarinet & cornet (Herbert Walker Tape / Audrey Aylmer article) Circa 1868: John
- 27 April 2020