by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Mar 26, 2023 | Bude, History
By Dawn Robinson-Walsh: One of Bude’s most celebrated, distinguished – and multi-faceted – historical figures was ‘gentleman scientist’ Sir Goldsworthy Gurney, born on St Valentine’s Day, 1793, who deserves to be better known than he is, for he made significant...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Mar 26, 2023 | Arts, Bude, Councils, Education/learning, History
It has to be said that the old Gurney display at The Castle, Bude, was a bit stuffy for the average person like me who is not heavily into science/engineering/inventions, much as we like using them. It looked like this, in a very standard museum format. Great for...