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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