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Houseboats, Clock Tower and A Grove

1 Today the wind was still and the water on the river was like a mirror reflecting the houseboats beautifully.

Houseboats on the Penryn River

2 This delightful Clock Tower in Grampound dates back to 1894. We see it every time we drive through and today I managed to get a photo. I love the blue sky behind with the threatening dark cloud hovering nearby. That cloud threw hailstones on us a little later on!

Grampound Clock Tower

3 I met my couple for the run-through for their Humanist Wedding Ceremony on Saturday. The Grove where the ceremony will take place is so beautiful and lined with fallen petals looking quite magical. The whole grove is surrounded by moss and fern covered rocks with glorious rhododendron and azalea plants overhanging the whole. There is a trickle fountain coming through the rocks and it will be the most romantic of settings for a wedding.

The Grove

Steps out of the grove

Fiddlehead ferns

White rhododendron

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 16, 2013 in environment, flowers, garden, Humanist ceremony, nature, photography, Postaday2013, Weddings

Tags: Clock Tower, fiddlehead ferns, houseboats, romantic grove

Redruth Town Clock, Primroses and The Piano Guys

27 Feb

1 In our main street, Fore Street, is the Town Clock which has been there since the 1700’s. In 1828 the former wooden tower was demolished and replaced by a stone tower. In 1904 Clock Tower was extended by a section because new buildings had grown up which prevented the miners up the hill from seeing the clock face. Few people had clocks in their homes at this time so it was important that the clock was visible all over town. As the plaque says, in 1841 the open arches at ground level were closed in for use as Police cells!

Plaque about our Town Clock

Door in the Clock Tower, to the prison cells perhaps……..

Redruth Town Clock

2 I love primroses, so delicate and coming into flower in all our hedges now as a herald of Spring.

Primroses in the Cornish hedge

3 Today I’ve been introduced to The Piano Guys by Alex Autin. Check out her blog – it’s fascinating and do listen to this lovely rendition of Twinkle Lullaby and marvel at the Utah desert skies. I promise you, it will be a beautiful moment of tranquility in your busy day.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 27, 2013 in architecture, art, community, Cornwall, flowers, History, local history, music, nature, photography, piano, Postaday2013, Redruth, senses, sound

Tags: Alex Autin, Clock Tower, nature, photography, Postaday, postaday2013, primrose in Cornish hedges, The Piano Guys, Town Clock, tranquility, twinkle lullaby

Birthday Breakfast, Penryn and Potato Crop

12 Jan

1 The lovely Mr S made me my Birthday Breakfast today. ( I know my birthday was nearly two weeks ago but, truth to tell, I have been unwell since before Christmas and not up to celebrating much at all. Yesterday I felt ‘normal’ for the first time in three weeks. My blog only allows for Beautiful Things! )

Birthday breakfast in our house is Bucks Fizz and croissants with cream cheese and avocado! This was my treat when we lived in Yorkshire and used to drive to York early in the morning on my birthday to have breakfast in Betty’s, a fabulous old fashioned cafe with wonderful food. We often returned for lunch after a lovely wander around the alleyways of York and a visit to the Minster, to have their famous Rosti for lunch and then bought some of their coffee and a cake or two to take home. Thanks to Freefoto for the photograph.

Betty’s Cafe in York

2 The Clock Tower in Penryn still had some Christmas lights around it and from the car-park , I could see this Church which I think may be St Gluvias Church. I plan to go back to have a good look around sometime.

Penryn Clock Tower

St Gluvias Church near Penryn

3 We’re having a birthday dinner tonight too and some of our new potatoes are on the menu. These are more than half of the whole crop……..!

Rather small Potato crop

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 12, 2013 in Cornwall, Food, garden, growing, Penryn, photography, Postaday2013, Uncategorized

Tags: Betty's, Birthday Breakfast, Bucks Fizz, Clock Tower, croissants, Penryn, Potato Crop, rosti, St Gluvias Church, York Minster

Clouds, Chimney-Sweep and Clock Tower

10 Nov

1 There was sun and rain this morning and I hoped for a rainbow. No luck but this beautiful dramatic sky instead.

Dramatic sky

2 Looking in the yellow pages for a chimney sweep, I found this delightful advert with the chimney sweep offering to attend weddings. Tradition has it that 200 years ago, a Chimney Sweep saved the life of King George II by stopping his runaway horse and carriage. The King issued a Royal Decree that Chimney Sweeps are bringers of luck and should be treated with the greatest of respect. So started the tradition and because sweeps are lucky, couples sometimes arrange to meet the sweep at their Wedding!

Chimney-sweep advert

3 I love the colours on our town clock face. You might like this bit of history about our lovely clock: “Clock Tower Situated midway along Fore Street is the Town Clock which has stood on or very near this site for a long time, certainly since the 1700’s. In 1828 the former wood built tower was demolished and replaced by a stone tower. In 1841 the open arches at ground level were closed in for use as Police cells. With the increasing height of the surrounding commercial properties the Clock Tower was extended in 1904 so that the miners living at the top of the town could see the time, and also chimes were added.”

Redruth Clock Tower

The date is 10.11.12 That just pleases me!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on November 10, 2012 in Cornwall, environment, local history, photography, postaday2012, Redruth, senses, Wedding

Tags: chimney sweep, Clock Tower, good luck, Postaday, postaday2012, wedding

Magnolia,Train Journey Home and Memories of Babel

11 May

1 Saw this last magnolia blossom in North Finchley on our way to Woodside Park tube station.

Magnolia

2 The sun shone all the way home lighting up the amazingly yellow fields. The sheep and lambs seemed pleased to be drying out and I had four hours reading time! Almost finished ‘Restless’ by William Boyd.

Oil seed rape blossom

On a hill just before Truro

3 Babel was a surreal and amazing experience! It was promenade theatre where we walked through the tree lined paths of Caledonian Park – along which were individuals living their individual lives, playing the piano, peeling vegetables, knitting, typing – into the open space in front of the very beautiful Clock Tower built in 1855. In this space, tramping through chocolate thick mud, the people came together to build their city. There was music and fire and story telling. Very few photos worked (no flash allowed) but here’s a taster: