Old Kea
Old Kea Church
Of the original Old Church of St. Kea all that survives is a tall ivy-clad tower. Close by it is the Mission Churh of St. Kea, dating from 1862 but enlarged in 1869. Pevsner describes it as "a charming little essay in simple Gothic". It incorporates some material from the old building. I have looked at the parish concil's website and I hope they won't mind if I quote from their description. "Kea and the ferry or ford passage across the Truro river at Malpas (‘Le Mal Pas’ – ‘the bad passage’) also features in the famous legend of Tristan and Iseult as told by the 12th century poet B�roul, though inspired by Celtic legend. A Cornish knight Tristan falls in love with an Irish princess Iseult whose husband, King Mark, lives at Blancheland (possibly Goodern) in Kea. This tale predates and most likely influenced the Arthurian tale of Lancelot and Guinevere."
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The tiny Victorian church at Old Kea
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Old Kea Church
I revisited Old Kea in late July 2018. It is a very pleasant and quite isolated spot. I was there to take a few more photos and include some of these below. The interior of the church is quite unusual with regular nave and tiny chancel, a seating area, I guess for church meetings, and some unusual modern stained glass.
Otterham, Jacobstow & Treneglos
I visited Otterham and Jacobstow, in the north of Cornwall, in late May 2017, mainly for their churches. Otterham's has a part Norman tower, was heavily restored in 1889, and offered little interest to Pevsner. However, I found more interest in it than did he. Apart from the tower it consists of just nave and south aisle. The chancel ceiling is attractive, with wagon roof and carved bosses. A priest's chair has carved decoration; on one wall there is a fine slate memorial tomb cover; on another is a carved wood war memorial. Jacobstow church lies in a hollow at the bottom a hill. Opposite is an attractive row of fairly modern cottages. Outside is a Cornish Cross of indeterminate age. Inside is a Norman font with heads at the corners, a carved wood pulpit on a stone plinth and a plain slab of granite for an altar. Treneglos is a few miles to the south-east of Otterham and lies north of the A395 Camelford to Kennards House road. It is a tiny hamlet, consisting of little more than a church and a couple of farms. I was unable to gain access to the Victorian church but liked the older porch. It has a wagon roof with carved wooden bosses and an intriguing tympanum over the inside door: two lions, facing one another, separated by a tree. Pevsner reports that inside is a small circular font with faces on the corners of the square base.
Padstow
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