Vogue, Cornwall

Vogue (Cornish: Fog, meaning blowing house or furnace[1]) is a hamlet in the parish of St Day, Cornwall, England.[2][3]

Vogue
Vogue is located in Cornwall
Vogue
Vogue
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW724425
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Mining industry

At Vogue there was a mine called Wheal an Vogue alias Wheal an Byan, operational from the 17th century to the 19th century, and there were several stamping mills there, called Vogue Stamps, Tollan Vogue Stamps and the Lower Stamps, built circa 1700. The name Vogue itself is the Cornish word for a medieval smelting furnace or blowing house.[4][5]

Pub
The Star Inn at Vogue

In March 2022, a public house in the village, called "The Star Inn at Vogue", received a cease and desist letter from Condé Nast, owners of the magazine Vogue, asking them to change the pub's name because "as far as the general public is concerned a connection between your business and ours is likely to be inferred".[6] The pub's owners declined to do so.[6] Condé Nast later apologised, saying that "further research by our team would have identified that we did not need to send such a letter on this occasion."[7]

Cornish wrestling

There were many Cornish wrestling tournaments held at the Star Inn for prizes during the 1800s[8] and 1900s.[9]

References
  1. "Vogue". Akademi Kernewek. Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 Truro & Falmouth (Roseland Peninsula) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2009. ISBN 978-0-319-23290-3.
  3. Vogue; Explore Britain
  4. "Catalogue". Kresen Kernow. Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  5. Gover, J. E. B. (1946) Research paper at the Courtney Library, Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro.
  6. Abdul, Geneva (13 May 2022). "'Hilarious': Cornish pub will not change name despite letter from Vogue owner". the Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  7. "Cornwall pub receives framed apology from Vogue magazine". BBC News. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  8. West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 15 August 1881.
  9. West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 31 August 1939.


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