Events

Guy will be giving a series of events to talk about the book… the discoveries and the journey. Books will be available, signed if desired!

Oct 9
2025

Penmorvah Hotel

A talk on Holy Wells to the Ladies' Lunch Club. 12am; maybe a couple of wells from Brittany too !

Jul 1
2024

Penzance Cornish Heritage, Old Library, Morrab Road

A Well Talk for the Cornish Heritage Society - perhaps an emphasis on restoration.

Jan 13
2025

Newquay Old Cornwall Society,

Guy will be talking to Newquay Old Cornwall Society, 7.30 at the Great Western Hotel. He will talk about wells of course, but also the purpose, and process, of turning the search into a book.

Jan 20
2025

Liskeard Old Cornwall Society

Guy will be talking about Holy Wells, and his book, in Liskeard Public Hall - 14.30 Location - wherever they meet. Hope someone tells me.

Feb 5
2025

Holy Wells at Probus

Guy will be talking Holy Wells to the Probus Old Cornwall Society

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Feb 13
2025

An unsung Cornish Hero

Guy English will be talking for a change about Hugh Seymour Tremenheere, the most significant Cornishman you have never heard of. In the Penzance Salvation Army Hall.

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Feb 18
2025

A lost Botanist of Cornwall

Guy will talk about Elizabeth Andrew Warren, a forgotten eminent botanist and algologist from his home village of Flushing, but with world-wide reach.

Feb 27
2026

Holy Wells again!

Guy will talk to Goonhavern Old Cornwall Society, at 7.30. Location TBD

Mar 4
2026

A Well talk at Falmouth Library

Some local, some further-flung wells and their stories. "Evening" in Falmouth Library

Mar 19
2026

Wells, in Carnon Down

Guy will talk about Holy Wells and their stories. Location and time to be determined

Apr 13
2026

"The Spider in the Web": a talk to St Buryan Old Cornwall Society

Guy will talk about Elizabeth Andrew Warren, eminent but forgotten algologist and botanist of Flushing, centre of a world-wide plant community