Cemetery memorial wins award
A memorial to those lost at sea in a Padstow cemetery has won a prestigious award recognising excellence in design and craftsmanship.
The Nick Cahill Award was presented to Stephane Rouget, a stone carver based at Trenoweth Quarry in Mabe Burnthouse, who designed and made ‘A Memorial for Those Lost to the Sea’.
The piece marks the graves of ‘storm washed’ historical remains found within the parish of Padstow. It is a deliberately blank gravestone on a plinth of Cornish granite, washed by a wave carved from Irish granite to represent the Celtic Sea. On the base are the words ‘Returned from the Sea’.
‘Highly Commended’ was given to All Saints, St Ewe, for an artwork installation entitled ‘In Their Name: Don’t Come Here to Sleep or Slumbe
r’. It was commissioned by The Lost Gardens of Heligan to commemorate the Centenary of World War I.
Paul Holden, chairman of the Diocese of Truro Advisory Committee, of which Nick was a much-valued member, said: “Nick was a hugely influential and highly respected member of Cornwall’s heritage community.
“In serving many local and national interest groups and committees and working for Cornwall Council, he left no corner of Cornwall or aspect of our heritage forgotten.
“Nick was very interested in church art, so it is fitting that two art installations were considered worthy of awards by the judges.”
The Nick Cahill award is a trophy, made by Kurt Jackson, and was presented at the Cornish Buildings Group award evening at Rosewarne House.
