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Poverty and Crime Everywhere...
Ladies and gents, these twin towns were once among the wealthiest in Britain. Redruth led the world in copper. Tin, arsenic, foundries, engine houses, chapels, and proud civic squares told a story of skill and enterprise. Today the scars are visible. Boarded fronts. To let signs. Sharps bins on walls. Churches repurposed. Rubbish in front gardens. And yet, under the grime, the stonework and history still shine through.
What I cover in this episode:
* Boarded shops, closed banks, creative spaces where commerce used to be, and the sheer number of barber shops and betting shops.
* Redruth and…
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