My Christmas holiday was spent in Cornwall
Our first day was spent revisiting some of
the places Sarah had holidayed when she was young, and to get to the area we
took a trip across the Fal
River England
The first church in honour of St Just the
Martyr was founded on this site around 550AD and the present church was
consecrated by Walter, Bishop of Exeter, in 1261. The church, and the
beautifully tended semi-tropical gardens that surround it, are perfectly
situated on an arm of the tidal St Just Creek. If we hadn’t been experiencing
the tale end of Storm Barbara, the reflections in the water would have made for
stunning photographs, and were still pretty in spite of the grey skies.
Our visit was a couple of days before
Christmas so the interior of the church was adorned with a Christmas tree and
decorations, and there was a lovely long wreath draped above the main doors on
the outside. The roof and the interior have undergone restoration work in
recent years so we were able to appreciate the impressive wooden ceiling beams
and colourfully painted bosses, the biblical scenes in the wonderful old
stained glass windows, the skilled needlework of the kneelers hanging behind
all the old wooden pews, and the floral frescoes painted on the walls, the 1693
version of ‘The Lord’s Prayer hanging on the wall, and so much more.
This was a peaceful place to sit a while, and
a delightful garden to wander in and listen to the bird song, the perfect
beginning to our holiday, before we headed onwards to St Mawes.
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