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Radio Cornwall,20 Aug 2024,4 mins

The man who pushed a wheelbarrow from Land's End

Hidden Cornwall

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Bob Carlisle was living in St Austell in 1878 and became known for various Pedestrianism events. In 1879 he decided to to walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats and back. He did this while pushing a wheelbarrow. Photo credit: The Wick Society Johnston Collection.

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