B/w print photograph

Acc.no: PEZPH : 1993.45.60

Identification

Item: Paul Church

Description: Front view of Paul Church at Paul. A memorial stone of Dolly Pentreath is set into the front wall. The Mousehole resident is said to have been the last native speaker of the Cornish language. This memorial was erected by Prince Louis Lucien Bonepart, an antiquarian linguist, in honour of Dolly who died in 1777. The inscription states :"Here Lieth Interred Dorothy Pentreath who Died in 1777 Said to have been the last person who conversed in the ancient Cornish. The regular language of this county from the earliest records till it expired in the eighteenth century in this Parish of Saint Paul. This stone is erected by the Prince Louise Bonaparte in Union with the Revd John Garret Vicar of St Paul. June 1860 Honour thy Father and thy Mother that thy days may be long upon the land which the lord thy god giveth thee Exod XX12 Gwra perthi de taz na mam de dythiow bethenz hyr war an tyr neb arleth de dew ryes dees Exod XX12"

Condition: Good - slight discolouration to the top edge. A small amount of foxing to the right and left edges of the photograph.

Description

Height: 112mm

Width: 154mm

Material: Photograph

Production

Method: Printed

Date: 1886

Person: Branwell, John

Place: Penlee House

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