Funding the Ladder
Price: £20.00
Stock: 3 available
A detailed account of the life and achievements of John Passmore Edwards written by Dean Evans.
Born in Blackwater, Cornwall, in 1823 Passmore Edwards used his fortune to establish hospitals, convalescent homes, libraries. institutes and museums in London and Cornwall. He believed that by 'funding the ladder' through bequests and philanthropy the poor might be encouraged to 'climb'.
You might also be interested in?
.JPG&w=400)
Our Village Church, St Agnes, Cornwall
£5.00
Clive Benney and Tony Mansell's third joint publication tells the story of the Parish Church.
Engine Houses of West Cornwall
£18.00
"Nowhere in the world has metal mining been of greater importance than in Cornwall.
Mawla, Nancekuke and more about Porthtowan and Towan Cross
£9.99
Caroline Palmer explores the ancient communities of Mawla and Nancekuke and further life and times in Porthtowan and Towan Cross.