Hollywells Cornwall

Hollywells Cornwall
by Catharine and Guy English

HOLY WELLS CORNWALL, ODYSSEY & MEMORIAL is an inspiring record in words and pictures of wandering the byways of Cornwall in search of wells, revered and forgotten, restored and deserted, compiled by Catherine & Guy English, with additional photographs by Phil Cope.

Guy documents the story of searching for Cornwall’s Holy Wells, first in chance encounters, then by turns curiously, obsessively, finally doggedly. For five years Guy English and his late wife Catharine scoured the county, following the previous authors, but also checking maps, streams, apparently pointless footpaths, and in the process found more than twenty wells not previously recorded.

Some sites are special for beauty, for remoteness, for the spiritual sense that many recognise, or for the stories which have accreted over time. At the very least, there are some good walks, and the discovery of parts of Cornwall not to be missed. But this is also a story of their partnership, and something of a memorial, being one part of the huge legacy of art and poetry left by Guy’s wife of fifty years.

Print length: 248 pages
Language: English
Publisher: Culture and Democracy Press
Publication:  2024