As some of you will know I had to go down to Cornwall a few days ago. I had intended to take me camera, but managed to forget it but was able to borrow my brothers. I go down to Cornwall about twice a year, but never remember to take the camera, so for this first time in about ten years have now got some piccies of the place.
The place that I headed to was St Day. Accordingly St Day is a town and I am led to believe by the locals at one time a city (I cannot find any reference to that) in the Kerrier District of Cornwall, but is now really only a rural village. During the 19th century, due to its proximity to the former mining area of Poldice and the hamlets of Todpool, Creegbrawse and Crofthandy it was quite a prosperous town. At that time shops, merchants and markets dominated the town, some of the shop fronts still remain but are now part of houses.
Just along the road from here is the old church. This church was built in 1828, and is of stone in the Gothic style. When the mining industry in Cornwall collapsed the need for such a big chuch was questioned. Refurbishment of the church in 1931, which included the removal of a mezzanine gallery caused weaknesses in the structure and the church was closed in 1956. In 1985 vandals caused tthe fall of a small section of the roof, and the rest of the roof section had to be dynamited. Since then in 1999 work has started to stabilise the ruin so that it could be used for open air concerts.
It is quite an imposing church
The inside of the church
Again from the inside looking toward the bell tower (The bell got nicked)
Final view of the church from the road