A memorial obelisk commemorating Dorothy "Dolly" Pentreath set in a wall of the churchyard of St Pol de Lion's Church, viewed from the north-west

Date:
Jun 1959
Location:
St Pol de Lion's Church, Churchyard, Dorothy Pentreath Monument, Penzance, Paul, Cornwall
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St Paulinus Church, Churchyard, Dorothy Pentreath Monument, Penzance, Paul, Cornwall
Reference:
BAR03/01/203
Type:
Photograph (35mm Slide)
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Description

Dorothy "Dolly" Pentreath is believed to have been the last known native speaker of the Cornish language. She was born in 1692 in Mousehole and died in 1777 in Paul. The monument commemorating her was erected in 1860, supposedly on the site of her grave. In 1887 the monument was moved to the previously unmarked site of her grave.

Content

This is part of the Series: BAR03/01 Norman Barnard: Series of Slides; within the Collection: BAR03 Norman Barnard Slide Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Barnard, Norman

Keywords

Victorian Obelisk, Victorian Commemorative Monument