Truro became fashionable during the 1800's with rich merchants whose wealth came from tin mining, at the same time it was the hub of county society. Redruth's architecture bears testament to its rich mining history, celebrated each June with Murdoch Day festival. The town centre has a cinema and range of shops. Camborne was once at the heart of the former copper and tin mining industry in Western Cornwall. Today Camborne is a busy town best known for its famous School of Metalliferous Mining, one of the most respected in the world.
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Distances by road will be longer. Some animals have nowhere left to live in the wild - we provide a sanctuary for them. The museum has a permanent display of the history of Cornwall from the Stone Age to the present day, as well as the natural history of Cornwall, a world famous collection of minerals, a pre-eminent collection of ceramics. Please contact the curator for details of the current exhibits at Mevagissey Museum. Cornwall's oldest private museum, the collection has over 5,000 items in 16 display areas and includes an extensive collection of photographs and information on people who have lived in the area.