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View down Commercial Road from the Methodist Church in St Keverne. The occupants of the houses at the bottom of the road are proud to belong to the separate village of Laddenvean

Methodist churches are a common sight in Cornish villages.

Statue beside the B3293 in St Keverne. The figures represent Michael Joseph, the Smith, of St Keverne, and Thomas Flamank a lawyer from Bodmin. The sculptor was Terance Coventry and it was unveiled by children of St Keverne on 24 May 1997, marking the 500th anniversary of the Cornish Uprising of 1497.

Thomas Flamank and Michael Joseph (An Gof), leaders of the Cornish Rebellion in 1497 who paid with their lives. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_rebellion_of_1497

The plaque reads: "This monument was commissioned by AN GOF SCULPTURE TRUST and created by TERENCE COVENTRY as a memorial to the Cornish Uprising in 1497 and in celebration of its 500th anniversary The legendary leaders MICHAEL JOSEPH "AN GOF" the smith of St KEVERNE and THOMAS FLAMANK the lawyer of BODMIN shall have "a name perpetual and a fame permanent and immortal" The statue was unveiled by the children of St KEVERNE on May 24th 1997" The monument can be seen in Image

This sculpture depicts Thomas Flamank of Bodmin and Michael Joseph An Gof (The Smith) of St. Keverne, the leaders of the Cornish Uprising of 1497. A picture of the information plaque in front of the monument can be seen in Image The monument can be seen in context in Image

A close-up of the Cornish Uprising memorial (just beyond the car) can be seen in Image

This statue of Michael Joseph, the Smith, of St Keverne, and Thomas Flamank a lawyer from Bodmin stands beside the B3293 as it enters the village of St Keverne. The sculptor was Terance Coventry and it was unveiled by children of St Keverne on 24 May 1997, marking the 500th anniversary of the Cornish Uprising of 1497.

A sculpture by Terrence Coventry to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Cornish uprising of 1497. The memorial plaque celebrates the leaders Michael Joseph, a blacksmith of St. Keverne and Thomas Flemank, a lawyer and MP for Bodmin that they shall have " a name perpetual and a fame permanent and immortal." The Cornish rebellion of 1497 was a popular uprising by the people of Cornwall. Its primary cause was the response by the impoverished Cornish populace to the raising of war taxes by King Henry VII to raise money for a campaign against Scotland. Tin miners were angered as the scale of the taxes overturned previous rights granted by Edward I of England to the Cornish Stannary Parliament, which exempted Cornwall from all taxes of 10ths or 15ths of income. For the full history of their fight, click the link to Wikipedia below. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_rebellion_of_1497