Redruth

50.234166666667 - 5.2255555555556Koordinaten: 50 ° 14 ' N, 5 ° 14' W

Redruth ( Cornish: Rysrudh ) is an English small town in southwest Cornwall, with 12,352 inhabitants ( 2001).

Geography

Redruth lies approximately 13 kilometers west of Truro and 8 kilometers northwest of Falmouth.

History

Originally Redruth was a small market town until the 18th century began a greatly increased demand for copper ore. The copper ore extracted in the Cornish tin mines until then had remained mostly unused. With the onset of the industrial revolution that changed, copper was used as starting material for brass a sought-after commodity. Redruth was surrounded by copper ore deposits and quickly became one of the largest and richest mining towns of Great Britain, the population grew rapidly. However, most miners and their families did not benefit from the new wealth, they remained poor.

Towards the end of the 19th century, Redruth changed from a market and mining town into a residential and commercial town. Great Britain imported most of its copper from abroad, the decline of the Cornish mining began. Many of the miners emigrated to the new mining areas in the Americas, Asia, Australia and South Africa. The last copper mine in Cornwall, South Crofty at Pool, was shut down in March 1998.

Personalities

Sons and daughters:

People with relationship to the city:

  • William Murdoch (1754-1839), one of the inventors of gas lighting, lived for a time in Redruth. It is reported that he lit his house from 1792 with gas.

Miscellaneous

  • Aphex Twin named several tracks for objects of interest and roads in the vicinity of the city. Co-founded by him record label Rephlex Records is based in Redruth.
  • Luke Vibert also named an album Chicago, Detroit, Redruth.
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