St Petroc's Church, Little Petherick
by Roy Reed
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The church, originally 14th century was heavily restored in the Gothic Revival style by Sir Ninian Comper in about 1908 when the high altar, reredos and rood screen with loft were added. The royal coat of arms dates from 1741.
Padstow is a town and fishing port on the Camel Estuary in North Cornwall. It's been made famous in r...
Padstow is a town and fishing port on the Camel Estuary in North Cornwall. It's been made famous in r...
Padstow is a town and fishing port on the Camel Estuary in North Cornwall. It's been made famous in r...
The 12th century church of St Michael is positioned on the east side of Porthilly Cove near Rock over...
Trevone Bay on the North coast of Cornwall is just a mile West of Padstow, the Bay has both a Sandy a...
Trevone Bay on the North coast of Cornwall is just a mile West of Padstow, the Bay has both a Sandy a...
Trevone Bay on the North coast of Cornwall is just a mile West of Padstow, the sandy beach here was t...
Trevone Bay on the North coast of Cornwall is just a mile West of Padstow, the sandy beach here has m...
Trevone Bay on the North coast of Cornwall is just a mile West of Padstow, the sandy beach here has e...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
