Talland Church Headstones

Headstone 223 ~ Granite ~ Perforated Celtic cross with rough hewn base

Headstone 226 ~ Granite ~ Ledger foot stone with kerbs

Headstone 214 ~ Granite ~ Latin cross with rough hewn base Ancestry research – shows Sophia Rowett nee Pond. After marrying Herbert at Talland Church in 1892, Herbert & Sophia live in Chicago with her sister Thirza, who had married Charles Boutwood, an artist friend of Herberts. All came back to live in Polperro. Headstone…

Headstone 214 ~ Granite ~ Latin cross with rough hewn base and large area marked with kerb stones Ancestry research – show Herbert was an art student at the Royal Academy. He came to Polperro with his friend artist Charles Edward Boutwood. They each married local girls Sophia & Thurza Pond and then left Cornwall…

Headstone 206 ~ Granite ~ Latin cross with one step base.

Headstone 206 ~ Granite ~ Latin cross with one step base

Headstone 198 ~ Slate ~ Semi-circular top with concave shoulders

Headstone 198 ~ Slate ~ Semi-circular top with concave shoulders

Headstone 241 ~ Granite ~ Low kerb monument

Headstone 215 ~ Granite ~ Flat face Latin cross, now lost, with rough hewn base, kerbs and posts