Graveyard Beauty- St Mary's churchyard, Callington, Cornwall
St Mary's churchyard. I was hoping to get inside the church to film (wanted to get some shots of the knight's grave) but unfortunately it was locked)
Music on the actual video ~
Dupath Holy Well Chapel, Callington, Cornwall, UK
Under the guardianship of English Heritage, and managed by the Cornwall Heritage Trust, Dupath well is a small chapel-like building and was built in about 1510 by the Augustinian canons of the nearby priory of St Germans, to whom the site belonged. The architecture of the well-house is typical of the late 15th and early 16th centuries in a notably 'Celtic' style.
At one time the spring at Dupath was believed to cure whooping cough. In addition to its role in healing the sick, the spring was used on occasion for baptisms. One grim tale associated with Dupath recounts that two Saxons – Colan (Cornish for heart or courage) and Gottlieb – fought a duel there for a lady’s hand. But the maiden went unmarried: Colan was killed outright and Gottlieb fatally wounded, though some versions say he died later of ‘impatience.
Graveyard Parish Church Glenorchy Argyll Scotland
Tour Scotland Autumn video of Glenorchy Parish Churchyard on visit to Dalmally in Argyll. The churchyard was the burying place of the Macgregors. Also in the church's burial ground are late medieval grave slabs that are embellished with figures of armed warriors that are said to have been brought from Inishail
Places to see in ( Saltash - UK )
Places to see in ( Saltash - UK )
Saltash is a town and civil parish in southeast Cornwall, England, UK. Saltash lies in the south east of Cornwall, facing Plymouth over the River Tamar. It was in the Caradon district until March 2009 and is known as the Gateway to Cornwall. Saltash means ash tree by the salt mill. Saltash is the largest town within the East Cornwall area and is one of the largest in Cornwall.
Saltash is the location of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge, opened by HRH Prince Albert on 2 May 1859. It takes the railway line across the River Tamar. Alongside it is the Tamar Bridge, a toll bridge carrying the A38 trunk road, which in 2001 became the first suspension bridge to be widened whilst remaining open to traffic.
Saltash railway station is close to the town centre. It was hoped that the empty buildings could be restored as a visitor centre for the bridge, but they have instead been purchased by a property developer. The station is served by a regular train service, with some direct High Speed services to and from London Paddington.
Stagecoach South West, Plymouth Citybus, and Go Cornwall Bus operate bus services from Saltash, into Plymouth city centre, Launceston, Liskeard, Looe, and Polperro. The cottage of Mary Newman, Sir Francis Drake's first wife, can be found in Saltash on Culver Road downhill from Saltash railway station.
Nearby are the castles at Trematon and Ince, as well as the nature reserve at Churchtown Farm, where there are some wonderful walks, with stunning views of the river. Burrell House near Saltash was built in 1621 and has a wing dated 1636. The entrance side was altered in the 18th century.
The history of Saltash is linked to the passage, or ferrying place across the Tamar. The original ferry became established by fishermen for those passing to and from the monastery at St Germans and to Trematon Castle. After the Norman Conquest, Robert, Count of Mortain, who held the castle and manor at Trematon, took the market from the canons at St. Germans and established it at Saltash.
The Antony Passage Ferry, which is mentioned in documents as early as 1324, was situated within the St Stephens suburb of Saltash civil parish. The ferry belonged to the Daunay family in the 14th Century, in 1450 it passed to the Carew family, and by the end of the 18th century it was taken over by the Crosley family, who operated the ferry for several generations, until it fell into disuse in the early 1950s. The route linked Jupiter Point (part of the Antony Estate), Antony Passage and Passage Point (both part of Saltash).
Saltash hosts a number of annual festivals: Saltash Mayfair takes place in and around Fore Street during early May, and Saltash Town Regatta brings music and entertainment to the Waterside area in the summer. On the water there are intense Gig races with the best teams taking part, along with Flashboat rowing and dinghy racing, and the now infamous 'England and back' race between local organisations. For 2008 a new five towns challenge has been added to the list of events, pitting Saltash against Liskeard, Callington, Looe and Torpoint. Ashore you will find many stalls, music and marquees. See the Regatta and Mayfair websites listed below for more information.
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Hanbury Church
Hanbury Hill with its lovely church sat atop. The views are stunning with the open countryside all around.
Bellringing from Tutbury, staffodshire
took at the start of a quarter peal
Bovey Tracey Bells
Bovey Tracey Bells Devon - 8 Bells 14 cwt cast by Taylors 1902. Devon Style Call Changes..... Courtesy of Will and crowd
St Keverne, Cornwall. Village, church and graveyard. June 1990
Filmed June 1990 in Cornwall.
St Keverne is a civil parish and village on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
The Bell Ringing - a Devon folksong arranged for choir
This arrangement for 6 part choir of the old Devon bell ringing song was composed and performed by David W Solomons - with various voices representing the bells as the song progresses
Downloadable mp3 available from
The score (for mixed choir) can be obtained here
I did quite a lot of research to make the words and pictures as authentic as possible, but I didn't attempt a genuine Devon accent! I'll leave that to local choirs :-)
The Jubilee referred to at the beginning may well have been the celebrations for 50th anniversary of the coronation of George III - suggested by quoditch.org.uk
Credits for images of the Devon countryside and churches
Panoramio member (panoramio.com)
Mattday (Ashbury, near Broadbury)
John Austin and Silvi Kelcher (Broadwoodwidger church)
quoditch.org.uk website (Quoditch Moor panorama)
Ashwater parish website ashwaterparish.org.uk (Ashwater church and countryside view from the church)
Wikipedia user:
Necrothesp (St Mary's church, Callington - Creative Commons 3.0)
Wikimedia user:
Stephen Lea (seglea) (Northlew Cottage Church - Creative Commons licence 3.0)
The words of the song can be found in many places on the Net, some more accurate than others. All of the places are in Devon, except Callington, which is in Cornwall, but it is
likely to be the correct place since it is so close to the centre of the events - ie towns and villages North and West of Dartmoor. (The Yetties' version of the song refers to North Looe, but this is very unlikely to be correct, since Looe is much further into Cornwall).
For image purposes I have assumed Broadwood refers to Broadwoodwidger.
This is the version I finally decided upon (a compromise between Quoditch's version and the Yetties' version):
One day in October, neither drunken nor sober,
O'er Broadbury Down I was making my way,
When I heard of some ringing, some dancing and singing.
I'll always remember that Jubilee day.
'Twas in Ashwater Town, the bells they did sound,
They rang for a belt and a hat laced with gold,
But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true,
that there never were better in Devon I hold.
'Twas misunderstood, for the men of Broadwood,
rang a peal on the tenor should never have been.
But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true,
A difficult matter to beat them I ween.
'Twas in Ashwater Town, the bells they did sound,
They rang for a belt and a hat laced with gold,
But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true,
that there never were better in Devon I hold.
So the Broadwoods being haughty, they said to our party,
We'll ring you a challenge again in a round.
We'll give you the chance at St Stephen's by Launceston,
The prize to the winner a note of five pounds.
'Twas in Callington Town, the bells they did sound,
They rang for a belt and a hat laced with gold,
But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true,
that there never were better in Devon I hold.
So the match it went on in good Callington.
And the music rang out o'er the valley below.
Then the old and young people, the hale and the feeble.
They came out to hear the sweet bell music sound
'Twas in Callington Town, the bells they did sound,
They rang for a belt and a hat laced with gold,
But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true,
that there never were better in Devon I hold.
Well the Broadwood once more, were obliged to give o'er.
They were beaten completely again in a round.
But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true
That no better than they in the West can be found.
'Twas in Ashwater Town then in Callington Town,
They rang for a belt and a hat laced with gold,
But the men of Northlew rang so steady and true,
that there never were better in Devon I hold.
Versions for men's voices are now also available
The Bell Ringing Men's voices in F (ATTBarBB)
The Bell Ringing Men's voices in G (AATBarBB)
Philleigh Church Bells
Philleigh Church Bells
BBC Spotlight - Transatlantic Rowers arrive at the Isles of Scilly with new world record
Ocean rowers, Chris 'Darby' Walters and Elliott Dale rowed more than 3,000 miles across the North Atlantic Ocean from New York to the Isles of Scilly in support of the Children's Hospice South West. Chris and Elliott have set a new world record as the fastest men to cross the ocean in an open class pairs boat.
St Newlyn East Church Bells Ringing Call Changes
St. Newlyn Church Bells Ringing Call Changes
Bradoc Church Bells Ringing Call Changes
Bradoc Church Bells Ringing Call Changes.
Yeovil Bells, the last ring on the 10 before work begins! Ringing Yeovil's Old 10!
via YouTube Capture
Aberuthven Parish Church Graveyard Perthshire Scotland August 29th
Aberuthven cemetery, Perthshire, Scotland. The remains of the medieval parish church of St Kattan and Montrose Mausoleum built in 1730 by William Adam and old graveyard in village of Aberuthven between Auchterarder and Perth..
St Ives Fore Street Methodist Choir - Easter 2014
St Ives Fore Street Methodist Choir - Easter 2014.
That's why we praise Him
more info :
Recorded on the 18th of April 2014 @ the St Ives Fore Street Methodist Church.
Play the Bells of St Botolph's Church Boston, The Stump
Play the Bells of St Botolph's Church Boston, The Stump
St Wulfram's Church Peregrine with 1st egg on 28th March 2012
St Wulfram's Church Peregrine with 1st egg on 28th March 2012
St Colan's Holywell, Lady Nance, Mountjoy, nr Newquay, Cornwall
Situated at Lady Nance at Mountjoy, north of the Quintrell Downs to St Columb Road/Indian Queens road. Turn down lane signed for Colan church and a little further down, a right turn into a lane/track towards the small hamlet of Lady Nance (Nance/Nans Cornish for valley). The well is across from the cottage 'House by the well', down some little steps into the wooded area. The water was famous for the cure of sore eyes and the foretelling of the future and was used for baptisms at the church. Little is known about St Colonus. Some think him to be the 7th century Welsh saint Collen, a Christian champion, who after defeating the Saracen in a dual in the presence of the Pope and converted the Greek nation to Christianity, became an Abbot of Glastonbury. He also slew a fierce giantess in the Vale of Llangollen and founded the church there, possibly also founded the church at Langolen, Finistere, Brittany.