Along with images and archival material from the churches, these oral histories will be collected and documented, preserving the personal relationships that the local people have with these heritage buildings.
The second stage of research is to go into genealogy records, as far back as the early modern period when piracy, smuggling and fishing were commonly associated with Cornwall’s Coastal economy.
The ultimate output of the project will produce an online, interactive map that will be free for both local and visiting communities to use in years to come.
This map will also act as a useful education tool for primary and secondary schools, colleges and Cornish universities, providing an important resource for users to explore these churches as an element of their local heritage.
The Second Series was launched by Philip Payton in 1993 and publication, by the University of Exeter Press, continued for 21 volumes before his retirement.