CORNWALL - My 20 Favourite Things - Part 4 | St Michael's Mount, Cornish Pasties!
In Part 4 we head off by boat to the super majestic St Michael's Mount historic castle, garden & island found off the coast of Marazion, Cornwall. We explore the castle and it's exotic gardens, delve into crab sandwiches and Cornish pasties and return to St Ives to dig a giant hole and fly the DJI Mini 3 drone to get some great sunset shots! Enjoy!
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St Michael's Mount website says -
The Castle
With shades of the past in each room and new discoveries waiting around every corner, dig deep into the Mount’s history.
Stoop through ancient doorways and glimpse the building’s changing faces – from priory to fortified castle and, since the mid-1600s, home to the St Aubyn family, who still live here today. As you wander centuries-old corridors and unpeel layers of history, look out for some extraordinary finds.
What you can see in the castle
A few of the many highlights include:
A Samurai Warrior suit of armour.
A clock that tells you the time of the tide as well as the hour of the day.
A frieze with hunting scenes, including an ostrich munching on a horseshoe.
A piece of Napoleon’s coat worn at the Battle of Waterloo.
A statue of St Michael offering mercy to the Devil at his feet.
The sofa where Queen Victoria sat as the housekeeper entertained her to a cup of tea.
An unusual souvenir from a trip to Egypt: a mummified cat.
An etched windowpane, where a doubtful St Aubyn daughter checked the authenticity of her diamond engagement ring before she accepted a proposal.
The Garden Terraces
This beautiful, fragile, terraced garden was designed in 1878 for Sir John St Aubyn, (later the 1st Lord St Levan ) and would have delighted his family of eleven people.
Aloes and agave rear out of the bedrock, tulbaghias wave their delicate heads, and binding threads of rosemary, lavender and lampranthus tumble down the terraces. Come and experience life beyond the castle walls…
Stroll among the steep, sloping terraces and you’ll spot all manner of unlikely plants, which thrive in this curiously mild microclimate. Despite the gales and salty winds that you’d expect here, frosts are a rarity and the rock acts as a gigantic radiator – absorbing the heat by day and releasing it at night.
Exotic succulents nestled among the granite bedrock in the east terraces and west terraces.
A trip through time in the walled garden, designed by two daughters of the fourth baronet in 1780.
Preserving their delicate beauty
The private gardens on St Michael’s Mount were built in 1887 for a family of 11. Last year just shy of 150,000 visitors were welcomed into them.
Church of St Michael & All Angels
The beating heart of St Michael’s Mount. On the footprint of the church built in 1135, and probably reusing the same stones, the present building was largely rebuilt in the late-14th century. In all likelihood, there would have been an earlier church still on the summit, but no remains are identifiable. There is a belief that St Cadoc and St Keyne met on the island in the sixth century. Nowadays, we have our own Chaplain and hold regular Sunday services from the middle of May to the end of September.
Look out for these details inside
The Organ – built in 1786 for Colonel John Lemon, MP for Truro, for his London house in Bryanston Square. Apparently, Colonel Lemon was an insomniac and during his wakeful spells would find relief by playing his organ at all hours of the night. Eventually, the complaints of his neighbours persuaded him to sell the organ to his friend John St Aubyn for £800. The organ still retains its original superb tonal quality.
Lantern Cross – 15th century, made from Cornish stone from near Padstow. The four panels represent the crucifixion, the virgin and child, a king (possibly Edward the Confessor, who by some accounts gave the Mount to Mont-St-Michel) and a priest (maybe a prior, or possibly Thomas Beckett).
Bronze of St Michael – the modern bronze figure of St Michael defeating the Devil, yet offering the hand of mercy, was made by the figurative sculptor, Lyn Constable Maxwell. The neighbouring stained glass panels were installed by the 5th Sir John St Aubyn as part of his restoration of the church in 1811.
Behind the Altar - on the wall behind the altar are three alabaster panels made in Nottingham in the 15th century. The central one is especially fine, portraying the severed head of John the Baptist on a charger being received in Heaven by the Holy Trinity and assorted saints. Above the alabasters is a crucifix carved by the artist John Miller, and given by him to the church in 1987.