Digest is your quarterly guide exploring Charlestown’s rich and fascinating history
Issue 22 – Spring 2026
- Editorial. Richard Larn OBE. 1931-2026.
- The Impact of the First World War on a Charlestown Family – Part 3.
- Richard Larn OBE 1931-2026 Obituary.
- The Duporth Clock Tower, Clock and Bell. Some Unanswered Questions. Part 1.
- Future Events & Get Involved
Issue 21 – Winter 2025 / 26
- Editorial. Charlestown – The Soical Heart of The History Group.
- The Impact of the First World War on a Charlestown Family – Part 2.
- The White Hart Hotel – Charles Rashleigh’s Town House.
- The A3061 St Austell to Charlestown – The Shortest A Road in Britain.
- Future Events
- Membership Renewals & Get Involved
Issue 20 – Autumn 2025
- Editorial. Charlestown – the Best Place.
- The Charlestown Residents Association from 1986. – Time to put up a fight!
- The Impact of the First World War on a Charlestown Family – Part 1.
- Future Events & Get Involved
Issue 19 – Summer 2025
- New Cannons at Charlestown Gun Battery
- Charlestown’s Leat System Part 7 Mount Charles to Charlestown Harbour.
- Charlestown Regatta in 1923.
- New Cannons Installation Picture Special.Community Archive Update
- Future Events & Get Involved
Issue 18 – Spring 2025
- Editorial – First Impressions
- Charlestown’s Leat System Part 6 – Boscoppa Moor to Mount Charles.
- My First Impressions of Charlestown
- Charlestown’s “New” Dock Gates
- Community Archive Update
- Future Events & Get Involved
Issue 17 – Winter 2024 / 25
- Editorial – The Closure of the Heritage Centre
- Mining in the Charlestown Area
- Charlestown’s Leat System. Part 5 – Vounder Adit to Boscoppa
- Memories of an Unknown Charlestown Resident
- Future Events
- Membership Renewals & Get Involved
Issue 16 – Autumn 2024
- Editorial – Pier House Reopens
- Charlestown’s Leat System. Part 4 -Quarry Park to Eden Project
- Polkerris and its Similarities to Charlestown
- Charlestown Chapel – A Brief History
- Future Events
- Get Involved
Issue 15 – Summer 2024
- Editorial – Historical Milestones
- Charlestown’s Leat System. Part 3 – Treffry Viaduct to Quarry Park
- The First Vicar of St Paul’s Church – Rev. Clobery Woolcock
- Future Events
- Get Involved
Issue 14 – Spring 2024
- Editorial – 80th Anniversary of D-Day
- Charlestown’s D-Day
- Charlestown’s Leat System. Part 2 – Camm Bridges
- Future Events
- Membership Renewals
- Get Involved
Issue 13 – Winter 2023 / 24
- Editorial – Closing out Charles Rashleigh’s Bicentennial
- Charlestown’s Leat System. Part 1 – Introduction
- Augustus Crowder and The Charlestown Estate
- Charlestown Engineering
- News from the Charlestown History Group
- Future Events and Get Involved
Issue 12 – Autumn 2023
- Editorial – Bringing Charles Rashleigh ‘back to life’
- Looking back. Memories of 1960s Charlestown
- Glen Nickols. From Africa to Charlestown.
- Charlestown Foundry plays its part in WWII
- News from the Charlestown History Group
- Future Events and Get Involved
Issue 11 – Summer 2023
- Editorial – Getting to know Charles Rashleigh
- Charles Rashleigh’s Contemporaries
- Lady Daphne goes back to the future. A heritage harbour, an historic sailing vessel, and a fresh start. Part II
- The Chough Garret Engine
- News from the Charlestown History Group
- Future Events and Get Involved
Issue 10 – Spring 2023
- Editorial – Milestones and Celebration
- A Grand Day out in Charlestown from 1863
- Lady Daphne goes back to the future. A heritage harbour, an historic sailing vessel, and a fresh start. Part I
- News from the Charlestown History Group
- Future Events and Get Involved
Issue 9 – Winter 2022 / 23
- Editorial – Charles Rashleigh Bicentennial 1823-2023
- Charles Rashleigh and Polgooth. The beginnings of Charlestown?
- Charles Rashleigh’s ancestors and the arrival of the Rashleigh family in Cornwall.
- News from the Charlestown History Group
- Future Events and Get Involved
Issue 8 – Autumn 2022
- Editorial – Sign of the times
- Pascoe Williams and the Williams Family
- The canon of Cannons
- The Charlestown Leat sign (update)
- News from the Charlestown History Group
- Future Events and Get Involved
Issue 7 – Summer 2022
- Editorial – Looking back and tomorrow’s history
- How the iron horse bucked Charlestown
- Regatta 50 years. Milestones and highlights
- The Search for The Duporth Cup (part 4)
- News from the Charlestown History Group
- Future Events and Get Involved
Issue 6 – Spring 2022
- Editorial – Improving History
- Myths of Charlestown
- Captain Charles Henry Deacon & the Waterwitch
- Bombs on Charlestown
- News from the Charlestown History Group
- Future Events and Get Involved
Issue 5 – Winter 2021 / 22
- Editorial – The Charlestown Leat Sign
- Memories of The Charlestown Leat
- Prince George Visits Charlestown – 24th June 1931
- News from the Charlestown History Group and Review of the Year
- Future Events and Get Involved
Issue 4 – Autumn 2021
- Duporth Cup Discovered
- 50th Anniversary of Dock Improvement Project – Opening Day
- Regatta Memories
- Duporth Manor 1781-1933
- News from the Charlestown History Group
Issue 3 – Summer 2021
- The Building Stones of Charlestown Church
- Memories of Charlestown People
- Before there was Charlestown
- The Search for The Duporth Cup (part 3)
- News from The Charlestown History Group
Issue 2 – Spring 2021
- Charlestown Gun Battery and Cliff Volunteers
- The Charlestown Leat
- The Search for The Duporth Cup (part 2)
- News from The Charlestown History Group
Issue 1 – Winter 2020 / 21
- The Search for The Duporth Cup (part 1)
- Brick Hill
- Charlestown Regatta 50 years
- Introducing The Charlestown History Group