Redruth Walk: Town Centre【4K】

Located in the county of Cornwall, and around eight miles west of Truro, is the town of Redruth.

The town's name is derived from the Cornish language with 'red' meaning 'ford' and 'ruth' meaning, somewhat coincidentally, 'red' - i.e. 'red river crossing', possibly in relation to the local stream becoming discoloured by iron oxide. In 1334 a market charter was granted to Redruth by Edward III. From this point on it remained a very small market town up until the 18th century.

Whilst the surrounding areas had long since been used for tin mining, it was a surge in the demand for copper around the onset of the Industrial Revolution which transformed Redruth into a thriving centre for the mining of both copper ore and tin ore.

In 1779 Scottish engineer William Murdoch moved to Redruth. Whilst here he was employed by Boulton & Watt to look after their steam engines in the Cornish tin mines. In 1784, he demonstrated the model for a locomotive steam engine in the living room of his house (featured just after the 3-minute mark). This is understood to be the very first example of a machine moving under its own power in Great Britain, predating George Stephenson's Locomotion No.1 by over 40 years. By 1792 Murdoch had also become a pioneer in the use of gas lighting, also from the same house.

In 1838 the railway arrived in Redruth. Opened by the Hayle Railway, it was initially constructed for the exclusive use of transporting copper and tin ore from Redruth and the neighbouring town of Camborne to the sea ports at Hayle and Portreath. By 1843 its services opened up to passengers. The present station dates from 1852 and forms part of the Cornish Main Line which runs between Penzance to the west and Plymouth in Devon to the east.

By the end of the 19th century Redruth's mining industry began to decline as more and more copper ore was imported into Britain. It wasn't until 1998, however, that Cornwall's last tin and copper mine closed. This was South Crofty in the village of Pool around two miles west of Redruth. The industry is commemorated by the Tin Miner Statue. First seen around the 6-and-a-half minute mark, this sculpture made from, fittingly, bronze was unveiled in 2008.

Famous people from Redruth include Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac fame and comedian Rory McGrath.

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Filmed: 29th August 2023

Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/XGsEexdFPqah1SG87

Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 West End
1:14 Penryn Street
1:38 Fore Street
2:14 Cross Street
3:01 St Rumon's Gardens
3:59 Cross Street
4:33 Fore Street
6:24 Alma Place
8:02 Fore Street
11:03 Wesley Street

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