Author:  Benney, Clive
Publisher:  Wheal Hawke Publications (14 Trevaunance Road, St Agnes, TR5 0SE)
ISBN 978-0-9550510-9-8
Format:  190 pages, illustrations
Desciption:  “Benney’s Beat tells the story of village policeman Richard Benney and the Cornish community he served [St Agnes]. From the early parish constables and the formation of the Cornwall Constabulary in 1857 to Richard’s years on the beat, it offers a fascinating insight into a very different kind of policing, rooted in local knowledge and community life. Shipwrecks, mining accidents, animal cuelty, theft and even murder all formed part of a village policeman’s duties…” (Cover blurb)