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Author Natasha Carthew on Rame Head Chapel, near Whitsand Bay, in south east Cornwall.

The author Natasha Carthew on Rame Head Chapel, near Whitsand Bay, in south east Cornwall.

5/5 Natasha describes how she would write here in the wild as a child and how the chapel symbolised hope.

This week's Essays are celebrating British architecture. Each writer has a passionate connection with the building featured, revealing how our long past and complex present have led to a built environment unlike anywhere else on the planet.

Image courtesy of Natasha Carthew

Producer: Clare Walker

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Fri 11 Jun 2021 22:45

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