Helston Museum

We discovered one of the best Museum's I have ever been to on our recent travels in Cornwall.  We stopped in the small town of Helston and happened, by pure chance, upon the Museum.  From the outside, it looked an ordinary place,

not expecting much of the inside bar a few relics exhibited, but oh boy was I wrong.  Never have I been more astonished with the finds within those front doors.  The building went on and on, and upward too.  Here, I've taken some twenty or so photos for you, so sit back and enjoy.  ...and if, by chance you happen upon Helston, then please do visit this Museum, you will be equally impressed and amazed....

Nearby Poldhu takes it's place in history as the site of aerials for

the telegraph.  The first message being sent from here across the seas to

the name synonymous with messages...

Marconi

Marconi when he visited Cornwall

Sprout

Now there's a title to conjure with.    Illustration Friday have theme's every Friday, and I'm on catch up here from last week....

SPROUT

(watercolour - painterly)

Recent trip to Cornwall

With the inevitable sketching...So here are some of my moleskine watercolours during our travels in Cornwall

Kynance Cove - Link

Penrose - Link

Mullion Cove - Link

Art work

I try to get over to Arlington Court at some point during the week, even if it is just to sketch.  Most times though I manage to set up my easel and do a painting - not always completed there at the time ( as with this one in the pic below ) but it gives me enough information to complete in my home studio.  Amazing how you can absorb the atmosphere by sitting there starting a painting, you remember it all when you are home, just as though you are still there.....isn't art amazing....I know I keep saying amazing, but it so is.

I am constantly seeing new locations to paint at Arlington, and take some photos to remind myself.  

So happy to be the artist in residence at Arlington Court

Our recent holiday in Cornwall....

.....took us on one outing to Godolphin National Trust.  

Surprisingly different from some of the other National Trusts we have been to.  We were lucky to get to visit, as it turned out this is only open one week a month.   Plus if we thought of going there in August it is closed completely as it is rented out for people to stay in.  Yes, actually stay there.  Which explains why I got confused looking around and saw a Mix of old and new together.

Godolphin to stay in - click link

Bathrooms that were modern..

Have to say it was all done very sympathetically and somehow the two different eras worked well together...

I still enjoyed seeing the old styles though

(I used a fisheye view to get more of the rooms in)

this was a spy hole that looked out to the entrance

 they got to see visitors and decide if they would answer the door no doubt

Look carefully and you will see the spy hole

Well worth a visit