Talland Church Headstones

Headstone 89

~ Slate ~ Neoclassical rounded top, symbolic illustrations of angle head, hour glass and heart

Grade II Listed Headstone was re-sited after a landslide in the churchyard

6m to west of east entrance to churchyard
Headstone. 1770. In memory of William and Reginold sons of Reginold and Filley Barrett. Slate headstone with round-head. Decorated with head of angle, finger pointing at hour glass and figure blowing arrows at a heart. Inscribed with lower case lettering with serifs. 

REMEMBER DEATH

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In Memory of William the ƒon of Reginold

And ƒilley Barrett who Departed this Life the 3 day

of Feb,y in the year 1770 in the 13th Months of his Age

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In Memory of Reginold the Son of Reginold And

Filley Barrett, who Departed this Life the 1 day

of June, in the year of 1769, in the 3 year of his Age.

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Lament not for we our Mother So Dear, no more in Vain

If you have Loƒt tis we have Gain, we are gone to see

Our Dearest Friends that Dweell Above, then will we go in

And all our Friends that Dweell in Chriƒt below

Will Soon Come after we.

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Also Jane Jasper of Polperro

who departed this life August 1st 1865

Aged 78 Years

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Their Mortal Affliction is Past