Black and white/sepia postcard

Acc.no: PEZPH : 1992.1370

Identification

Item: Parish Church Penzance

Description: This postcard is dated 20 August 1905. Penzance means 'Holy Headland' as there was a small chapel close to the nearby Battery Rocks in the 13th century, long before Penzance became a town. A church was built here later, perhaps by a holy well. It was added to in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries as a Chapel of Ease, the mother church being at Madron. Designed by Charles Hutchens of St Buryan to replace the existing Church, St Mary's was built between 1833 and 1835. The foundation stone was consecrated by the Bishop of Exeter. Its tower is a landmark for those at sea. The building on the left is Branwell House, home to the Branwell sisters, mother and guardian of the Bronte children.The churchyard encompasses a mass grave for some of the cholera victims of the 1800s, a cross thought to be from the original site near the battery and a sundial which shows Penzance time before it had to adapt to GMT. In 2012 the churchyard has picnic tables and fine views over Mounts Bay.

Condition: Good -

Description

Height: Mm

Width: Mm

Material: Postcard

Production

Method: Printed

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