TREGOODWELL CROSS

from Andrew Langdon Stone Crosses in North Cornwall 1992

Tregoodwell Cross

The crosshead was discovered in June 1891, while workmen were cutting a new entrance to the football field at Tregoodwell Farm. It was places on top of a nearby Camelford boundary stone for a number of years. It was eventually taken to Lanteglos Church around 1911 for preservation, where it remained until it was restored to Tregoodwell as a way marker. The cross may have originally marked a route from Camelford to Davidstow and St Clether via Tregoodwell, skirting the west side of Davidstow Moor.

Andrew Langdon, who has been restoring Cornish crosses for 30 years and organised the project, said: "For a few years it sat on a boundary stone in the hedge, but by the First World War it had been moved into Lanteglos Church for preservation. For the past 20 years it has been in the church bell-tower.

"Mrs Lane asked us if we could organise a project to take it back to Tregoodwell."

The project has been completed entirely through voluntary contributions of time, materials and labour.

Granite for a new shaft and base stone was donated by Tim Marsh of Trenoweth Quarry at Mabe, and the carving is by St Tudy stonemason Ernie Hillson.

With help from Kevin Hillson and Mark Andrew the cross has now been installed on a grass verge just a few metres from the spot where it was originally discovered.

From the Cornish Gaurdian 06/02/13

Back where it belongs