PHONE BOOKS..

Stopped off in the Cornish village of Feock last week. It`s one of the last truly Celtic places in England and claims that a parson as late as the 17th century had to speak Cornish in order to be understood.

We had made the perilous crossing on the King Harry Ferry and I was keen to explore Feock, which has some interesting features including a church with a seperate bell tower, a quiet beach overlooking Carrick Roads and some very attractive houses.

Another is this former telephone box which, as you can see from my photo, has been converted into a book swap box.   The deal is that if you want to take one of the books off the shelves, you have to leave another one in its place.   Seems fair enough and just the kind of thing you might expect to find in this quiet, delightful, peaceful village.

Much more about Feock at http://www.cornwalls.co.uk/Feock-village.htm, although the  much vaunted Pandora Inn was unfortunately destroyed by fire recently.   The fire apparently started in the thatched roof and completely gutted the 13th century building.   Fortunately no-one was injured in the fire and the owners, St. Austell Brewery, have pledged to rebuild and reopen the pub as soon as possible.  But for now at least the book swap box has my ringing endorsement .