The walk was very nice through narrow leafy lanes, which ended at a curious house decorated with floats and buoys. From that point on the lane became little more than a dirt track and I strolled on past fields of cows and the back gates of farms. The path was now too narrow for cars.
After about half a mile the path started to take me up a hill and onto the start (or end) of a tarmac covered road. Houses began to appear and, all of a sudden, I was in Trew.
It's a tiny place with just a handful of houses. But it does have a sort of village green. And standing there were some really very nice sculptures.
It's all the work of one man - David C P Harrison. I can't tell you much about the man other than the fact he lives in the village and has some more artworks in his garden. But I can tell you about some of the art.
This piece, called The Tinner's Wheal, incorporates a moebius ring to symbolise the endless daily toil of the Cornish tin miners.
This one, called Settling their Differences, is a representation of two miners in granite who obviously do not see eye to eye. Apparently, Trew Green was a common location for these kinds of scuffles. And the area does sit on one of Cornwall's richest tin seams. There were once a number of profitable mines in the vicinity.
And this one is called Miss Fitt and was created in appreciation for key workers who are all too often overlooked and under-appreciated.
The other sculptures on display have no descriptions but they are very nicely made with some interesting forms.
I love the fact that this display is in a tiny village out in the country and the chances of coming across it by accident are fairly slim.
But what a treat if you do.
David C P Harrison's website is here.
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