Places to see in ( Gunnislake - UK )
Places to see in ( Gunnislake - UK )
Gunnislake is a large village in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the Tamar Valley approximately ten miles north of Plymouth Gunnislake is in the civil parish of Calstock and is close to Cornwall's border with Devon which follows the course of the River Tamar. It has an electoral ward in its own name which includes much of Calstock and the surrounding area. The population at the 2011 census was 4,574.
The village has a history of mining although this industry is no longer active in the area. During the mining boom in Victorian times more than 7000 people were employed in the mines of the Tamar Valley. During this period Gunnislake was held in equal standing amongst the richest mining areas in Europe
There has recently been discovered a significant Roman fort on the outskirts of Calstock, the largest known Roman site in Cornwall and the famous painting by Turner 'Crossing the Brook' exhibited in 1815 is in fact a view of Newbridge. Newbridge was built c. 1520: it is 182 feet long and has seven arches. It is built of large regular granite blocks and is considered by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner to be the best of the Cornish granite bridges.
Gunnislake's development was primarily due to the dramatic increase in mining and industrial activity in the nineteenth century. Mining provided around 7000 jobs at its peak in 1862. Most mining activity ceased in the late nineteenth century which has bequeathed interest for archaeologists and students of industrial heritage. As well as mining, other industry such as brickworks and quarries were present. Nearby, locations such as Kit Hill, Morwellham Quay, Cotehele and Calstock were mined and quarried and the Tamar was used for transporting the raw material obtained from the works. Arsenic was produced at Greenhill, Gunnislake until at least 1930.
The area is mainly residential with a small handful of businesses ranging from pubs to garages and small shops. Gunnislake is located in the Tamar Valley designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, though some recent industrial development has been attempted and achieved. Within early 2006 Hingston Down Quarry installed a new asphalt production tower which is easily noticeable as it is proud of the skyline of Gunnislake.
Gunnislake railway station is the northern terminus of the Tamar Valley Line, which connects the villages of the Tamar valley with the city of Plymouth. (See also Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway.) Gunnislake is now the terminus of the line but until 1966 it continued north to Callington. In 1994 the station was resited to remove a low road bridge. Contentiously debated in the local press, the future of Gunnislake's rail-link with Plymouth has, in recent years, come under threat by the proposed re-establishment of a disused railway line between Tavistock and Plymouth.
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A UFO CRASHES THEN FLIES OFF! BREAKING NEWS!
Prologue to today starts with an out of control UFO briefly crashing!
Reportedly, no UFO's were sighted in the PAIGNTON AREA.
Interference caused our security equipment to temporarily fail.
Luckily NO HONDA'S WERE DAMAGED in the brief crash!
Flying off headed towards Brixham, spiralling OUT OF CONTROL!
Our cleaner and others witnessed the UFO which coincides with
Our security camera footage at around 6:50 am this morning.
Last but not least, we are STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
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Bus on fire Plymouth
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One man dead and several injured in Plymouth 'axe attack'
A man has died and several were left injured in an alleged axe and knife attack in Plymouth, police said.
Officers were called to the Kings Arms pub on The Green, at Tamerton Foliot, at about 01:30 GMT.
A 27-year-old local man died at the scene and two others were treated at Derriford Hospital, a Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said.
He added weapons had been seized and a 20 and a 21-year-old man had been arrested.
Det Supt Jim Colwell said it was to early to say what the reason for the incident was.
He said: We know there were two weapons involved, we have recovered an axe type weapon from near the scene. We are keen to recover the second weapon described as a blade or knife.
I would ask residents living in the area to look in their gardens and tell us if they find anything meeting that description.
Devon and Cornwall Police said both suspects were being detained at Charles Cross Police Station in Plymouth.
Phil Edmonds, who has lived in the area for a number of years, said: This is such a lovely little village, it is really shocking, I was gobsmacked really.
A number of people called police to report a man holding a knife and an axe, with further calls of disturbance later in the morning.
Det Supt Colwell said: We are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or who was in the Tamerton Foliot area this morning to contact the police.
We have established a cordon at Station Road to assist with scene investigation and our officers will be active in the area throughout the day conducting enquiries.
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