Mining was important to Cornwall and so we were interested in the lamp.Humphrey Davy invented the Davy lamp in 1815.Miners used to use candles and that was really dangerous especially in coal ...

This example of a Davy lamp is an early one manufactured by John Newman c.1817. Davy only began work on a coal miner's safety lamp in 1815. He devised a metal gauze around the flame to prevent ...

Following a series of community and school workshops with professional sculptor, Andrew McKeon - who also designed the Davy Lamp Sculptor at Bowburn - the council has revealed the designs for ...