MURDOCK DAY REDRUTH

Annually the town Of Redruth celebrates one its its most famous inventors"William Murdock", invented gas lighting and used it in his house and also experimented with Steam Locomotion. So on a Saturday during the month of June the steep main street is closed, and traders and shopkeepers set up stalls catering for all sorts of ware and Bric-a Brac. Local schoolchildren from schools in the area dance through the streets at various times during the , shop windows are decorated in the Cornish colours of Black and Amber with Cornish Tartans on Display. So Below are a large selection of images trying to give you a feel for the days events and activities. A couple of images of note, the house is where Murdock was born, the locomotive is a full size replica called The Murdock Flyer, The walled garden is the site of the old burnt out Gem Cinema now called Murdock Garden. Thanks JR for setting me straight on this one (must have had a senior moment)maybe it was because I was at Penzance last week taking some pics of Humphrey Davey's Statue and reading up about him