News about Kresen Kernow - The Cornish National Library & Archive, Redruth

Construction work is moving on apace at Kresen Kernow.

The roof tiles have gone on the old brewhouse and most of the windows are in.

The spine that runs across the roof line and ends in the viewing window on the first floor has been covered in copper and it looks great!

The gable ends of the brewhouse are just about finished and work has started on linking the brewhouse to the new archive store.

The archive store is just about complete and it’s huge.

The Collections Officer has worked out that there will be just under 14 miles of shelving in the new strongrooms!

Now all that has to be done is to do is dry out all the concrete, insulate it and add the external concrete cladding.

The size of Kresen Kernow is really apparent now and externally it finally looks like the architect’s drawings. Internally, though, there’s still quite a bit to do.

If you’d like to come and see it for yourself, the next public tours will be in September; keep an eye on our social media and What’s On page for further details.