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Mike's Cornwall: Who or What are Cornish Knockers? #cornwall #mines #tin #mikescornwall Cornish Tin Mines, Cornish Pasties, Cornwall Coast, Fell Asleep, Cornwall England, Bedroom Door, A Level Art, Cornwall, Monument Valley

A further tale from The drolls, traditions, and superstitions of old Cornwall by Robert Hunt (1807 -1887). This tries to explain who are the Knockers, often mentioned in stories of Cornish tin mines. It appears that Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) posed the question: 'Who are the Knockers?' This was the reply: One Saturday night I had retired to rest, having first seen that all members of the household had gone to their bedrooms. These were my daughters, two female servants and an old woman…

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