Trevithick Day 2 Camborne 25 4 2009

Trevithick Day in Camborne, Cornwall celebrating the Cornish engineering genius Richard Trevithick who was the first person to use a steam engine on wheels on a road.

In 1801 he drove his engine "Up Camborne Hill" celebrated in the song of the same name. Having successfully gone up the hill, at lunch time he parked his machine and went with friends into an inn. The engine caught fire and was destroyed. But Trevithick was not put off and enjoyed a hugely productive creative career.

So the song goes "Going up Camborne Hill coming down" and is celebrated in the children's dance. The girls are dressed as Bal Maidens, with caps and aprons and this is how the women were dressed who worked at the mine heads breaking up the excavated ores into manageable blocks.
Category: Travel & Events

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Richard
• Trevithick
• Camborne
• Tin
• Mining
• Cornwall
• Folk
• Song
• Town
• Band
• Bal
• Maidens

[CharlotteinWeimar]

Thank you The videos are great I have e-mailed all our committee members for them to have a look Im glad you enjoyed the day look forward to seeing you next year.

Kind Regards

Amanda

Secretary

[CARLOS62B]

Wonderful video.

it looks like you had a great time

[adamfendtjames]

this is the first year i have ever missed the proceedings but i shall be back this year in tw week time as i am on leave from the army this time nice to see me old man and brother managed to get the cornishman out the shed and road worthy in time after her winter repairs was a bit touch and go at times

[MrTrevithick]

I forgot how wet it was, the Puffing Devil did a great performance on the hill later.

I was the poor bogger feeding the Devil coal and water.

Thanks for posting this.

Cheers

T

[CharlotteinWeimar]

Many thanks for the info. Please add more iif you wish.

[basenjidiva]

This is fascinating! Such commotion; a remarkable engineering feat at this, should be celebrated! Congratulaions!

Listen to the singing! Bravooo!