What a hoot this morning. We got
to Bodmin and were part of a jury for a reconstruction of a murder trial from
1844. After we voted our unanimous
verdict of not guilty we were told that the actual verdict was rendered in 35
minutes and was a unanimous guilty. We
then saw the holding cells underneath the courtroom where prisoners were held
during their trial day up to the 1920’s.
Pretty horrific place, to say nothing of the way people were treated in
general during the 1800’s.
The murder of Charlotte Dymond is
written into the folklore of Bodmin
Moor. It
has all the ingredients of a classic tragedy; a brutal murder in a desolate
location, a pretty young victim and a spurned lover who was hanged despite
claims of his innocence. The murder took place on the 14th April 1844 and it is
said that the ghost of Charlotte Dymond roams the moor on this date wearing the
Sunday best clothes she was killed in.
We visited the town museum which basically was of the geology of this
area and then went into the Parish Church of Saint Petroc. We got a real kick out of their campaign to
raise funds for restrooms. Here is the
indicator inside the church.
Inside the church was a dedication to the members of the Duke of
Cornwall’s Light Infantry who lost their lives in Egypt and South Africa. Check out the name found on those lost in
South Africa!!
First time we’ve seen an area inside a church set aside for children to
play and read in!!
We were headed to see a shipwreck in Charlestown when we saw a sign for
a historic harbor and of course, we had to turn off. After a windy and narrow road we got to Fowey
– yikes! Again, we found ourselves on a
one lane road with buildings on both sides and pedestrians walking down the
road, and no idea how to get out of this predicament! We eventually found our way to a parking lot
and stopped to have a look around on reasonably level ground. The entire area was narrow roads and loads of
pedestrians but of course, the photo I have of one of the streets is only
showing two pedestrians and no cars working their way through. Go figure.
We are now in Falmouth and will be here for a week. We will be seeing Norm’s cousin, Geoff, who lives here and on Saturday Norm’s sister
Pat and her friends John and Edie will join us here.
Sending love R/P
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