Tag: Cory

St Juliot: hardy young men

Emma Gifford in 1865 In 1870 a 30-year old assistant architect working for a Weymouth-based firm was sent to Cornwall. His task was to assess the state of the ‘seriously dilapidated’ St Juliot church overlooking the picturesque Valency valley in north Cornwall prior to planning its restoration. While working on the project over the next … Continue reading St Juliot: hardy young men →

St Gennys: scattered to the four winds

St Gennys is a farming parish on the north coast of Cornwall. It’s best known for its spectacular cliff scenery and is where we can find Cornwall’s highest cliff - the unimaginatively named if eponymous 735 foot (223m) High Cliff a mile or so south of Crackington Haven. Here in 1836 plans were mooted to … Continue reading St Gennys: scattered to the four winds →