Cornwall

Cornwall from the highway.

 

Park, playground and BBQ area.

On one side of the park is a coal heritage wall.

““This is a lone pine propagated from the original seeds collected from the site of the Battle of Lone Pine, which was fought at Gallipoli from the 6th to the 10th August 1915 by Anzac forces.“It was provided by St Mary’s Branch of the RSL and planted on Remembrance Day 2006 by Cornwall resident and returned solider, Gunner Noel Bradbury, as a living memory of all the citizens of Cornwall who served their country in times of war.”

These are the “miner’s cottages” that real estate blurb writers are so fond off. Where they think miners worked in places like Westbury work, I have no idea.

For some reason, that telephone box amused me. You can go to any town, no matter how remote, and there is a phone box! Remember, it’s not a town unless there’s a phone box.

There used to be all the usual facilities that you’d expect in a country town — post office, school, church — but all gone now. Except for the phone box.

And a collectables shop. Which is a very interesting collectables shop. Worth taking the short drive (3 km frm the highway) if you like this sort of thing.

Also a wonderful view of the valley.