Talland Church Headstones

Ledger Stone 27 ~ Slate ~ A clear inscription, but a fragment of a stone. It has two damaged edges and certainly would have been a lot larger originally. It is partially hidden underneath the bench platform, still, information can be gleamed. ~ Orientation ~ North/South ~ North Aisle ~ 62 x 47cm // 2′…

Ledger Stone 25 ~ Slate ~ Fragment showing just part of a name in an elegant slender Roman script. Details transcribed from a Will of local Alderman & Mayor of East Looe Paul Nicholas and the birth registration of his son, a Paul Harris Nicholas – has led to the following information, and consequently their…

Ledger Stone 23 ~ Slate ~ Rectangular stone in good condition with a decorative use of roman script, presented by a son to his parents memory. ~ Orientation ~ North/South ~ North Aisle ~ 158 x 60cm // 5’2″ x 2′ Jane Barrett (née Perry 1781-1850) was 60 years old on the 1841 census, wife…

Ledger Stone 21 ~ Slate ~ Half of this flat top rectangular stone is hidden under the organ step; the stone is undamaged and the script is clear, with just enough visible to make a reasonable assessment to the identity of the memorial ~ Orientation ~ North/South ~ North Aisle ~ 70 x 35cm //…

Ledger Stone 20 ~ Slate ~ The top and bottom edges are lost, but the roman lettering is clear and there are glimpses of the Memento Mori images contained in an incise Nowy head. ~ Orientation ~ East/West ~ Centre ~ 64 x 55 cm // 2′ x 1’10” Jane Toms (1760-1761) was aged ‘three…

Ledger Stone 19 & 26 & 30 ~ Slate ~ a slither of a broken stone with roman lettering and dated in the 1800’s ~ Orientation ~ South/North ~ Central ~ 10 x 26 cm // 4″ x 10″ ~ Slate ~ Incised centre top decoration, on a stone fragment, showing a full length figure…

Ledger Stone 18 ~ Slate ~ A complete slate dedicated to the whole family; the memorial to mother and children are listed with the ‘Remember Death’ motifs and the head of the family has been added at the base of the stone, with incised flowers. ~ Orientation ~ East/West ~ Centre position ~ 130 x…

Ledger Stone 17 ~ Slate ~ An incised Nowry head encircles a winged angel’s head. Centrally detailed illustrations of an hourglass, heart & arrow and skull with ruff. A few chips to the outer edges, but the stone is in good condition ~ Orientation ~ East/West ~ South Aisle, West End ~ 148 x 83cm…

Ledger Stone 16 ~ Slate ~ The C15 font of Bath stone manages to obscure a large section of information and decoration on this stone, but an incised panel with a Nowy head gives us a few clues to the owners identity. There are decorative flowers to each corner, denoting life and a skull with…

Ledger Stone 13 ~ Slate ~ ‘Remember Death’ is the mantra, together with an incised Nowy head framing a winged angle beneath the flaming sun, either side an hourglass, and a heart pierced with pointed arrowhead. ~ Orientation ~ North/South ~ South Aisle ~ 80 x 70cm // 2’8″ x 2’4″ William Rendle (1780-1784) was…