Posted on April 18, 2023

No Common Flag

‘Remember that this is no common flag which I am committing to your keeping… It is the emblem of duty;...

Posted on March 8, 2023

Sparkling Silver

For this month’s, Artefact of the Month, we have chosen to spotlight a majestic silver centrepiece on display in our...

Posted on January 27, 2023

Holocaust Memorial Day

Holocaust Memorial Day is a time for remembering the millions of people who lost their lives during the Holocaust and...

Posted on January 27, 2023

Regimental Trophy turned Rugby Cup

This splendid solid silver cup belongs to the Cornwall Rugby Football Union but originated with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light...

Posted on January 25, 2023

African American GIs in Cornwall

Photo credit: Kresen Kernow, GE/2/E/8174 Bodmin Keep has been working with the Imperial War Museum on a project to research...

Posted on December 14, 2022

Winter in the Crimea 1854-1855: A harrowing first-hand account from an officer of the 46th Regiment of Foot.

Extracts from an officer’s diary from the 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot have been preserved since 1855 which document...

Posted on October 11, 2022

Uncovering Black Histories in Bodmin

American GIs in Bodmin Early in 1943 the 29th Division of the US Army were billeted in Walker Lines camp...

Posted on August 30, 2022

A French Connection

The 5th Battalion DCLI were a special unit in that they were made up of a territorial force, a part...

Posted on August 30, 2022

The Punjab Medal and Bodmin’s Famous General

We have all seen serving and ex -servicemen proudly wearing medal remembering times past. The tradition of wearing medals started...

Posted on August 3, 2022

The DCLI Bell of the 8th Battalion

At the top of the first set of stone stairs on the first floor of Bodmin Keep is a large...