Redruth
Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ′ N , 5 ° 14 ′ W
Redruth ( Cornish : Rysrudh ) is a small English town in the southwest of the county of Cornwall with 12,352 inhabitants (2001).
geography
Redruth is about eight miles west of Truro and five miles northwest of Falmouth .
history
Originally, Redruth was an insignificant market town until the 18th century saw a sharp increase in the demand for copper ore . The copper ore extracted in the Cornish tin mines had mostly remained unused until then. This changed with the onset of the industrial revolution ; copper became a sought-after raw material as a raw material for brass . Redruth was surrounded by copper ore deposits and quickly rose to become one of the largest and richest mining towns in Great Britain , the population grew rapidly. Most of the mining families did not benefit from the new wealth, however, they remained poor.
At the end of the 19th century, Redruth changed from a market and mining town into a residential and trading town. Great Britain imported most of its copper from abroad and the Cornish mining industry began to decline . Many of the miners emigrated to the new mining areas of America, Asia, Australia and South Africa. Cornwall's last copper mine, South Crofty near Pool , was closed in March 1998.
Personalities
Sons and daughters:
- Mick Fleetwood (born 1947), rock musician, co-founder of Fleetwood Mac
- Peter Humphry Greenwood (1927-1995), ichthyologist
- Benjamin Luxon (born 1937), singer
- Alan Opie (* 1945), baritone
- Kristin Scott Thomas (* 1960), actress
People related to the city:
- William Murdoch (1754–1839), one of the inventors of gas lighting , lived temporarily in Redruth. It is reported that he started lighting his house with gas from 1792.
various
- Aphex Twin named several tracks after sights and streets around the city. The record label he co-founded Rephlex Records was based in Redruth.
- Also Luke Vibert named an album Chicago, Detroit, Redruth .
- In 2008, the Redruth community imposed curfews for young people under the age of 16 to prevent juvenile delinquency.
