If you’re heading to Redruth’s Murdoch Day celebrations on Saturday, June 18, pop into the Cornish Studies Library between 10am and 2pm to see a new installation which uses clay and technology to bring the former Redruth Brewery back to life.

Visitors can also participate in a free family workshop, making their own clay addition to the installation.

Local artist Tony Johns has been working with members of the Redruth community, via organisations including Community Networks for Change and the Speakeasy Stroke Club, to create the installation. Participants have modelled former buildings out of clay, inspired by archive pictures of the site, and these will be ‘brought to life’ by sounds from the Brewery, including oral history recordings of people connected to it.

Iain Rowe, Learning Officer, says: “It’s been really special to work with the people of Redruth on this project. I’ve loved hearing their stories, recorded as oral histories, and we hope everyone enjoys the event. We’d love to hear from anyone else who has a Brewery story to share, so do pop in and see us on the day!”

If you can’t join us on 18 June, the exhibition and installation will remain at the Cornish Studies Library until Saturday 02 July and can be visited during library open hours.

The Brewery site will become home to Kresen Kernow, Cornwall’s new archive centre, in 2018. The Cornish Studies Library, with a number of other services, will move into the building, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Cornwall Council.