Such a beautiful bright but bitterly cold day – perfect for a walk around Mylor. I love the Graveyard and the water and the lovely Mr S takes great delight in wandering around the boatyard. The propellers on the boats caught my eye – I had never realised how many kinds there are! Do read Joseph Crapp’s gravestone carefully! There is a marina here with some very expensive yachts (many of which are up in the boatyard for the winter) and also many working boats.
Click on any photograph for an enlargement. You may need to for the wording on the gravestone. If you’d like to see more of the fascinating old gravestones in Mylor Churchyard, have a look at this post from last year.
In
Memory of Mt
Joseph Crapp : ship
Wright who die by 26th of
Novbr 1770 Aged 43 years
~ Alas Frend Joseph ~
His End was All most Sudden
As thou the Mandela came
Expres from heaven
His foot it Slyp And he did fall
Help help he cries & that was all
greenbenchramblings
February 18, 2013 at 6:36 pm
We were talking about spending a weekend in that are yesterday. Your photos make us more determined to do so. Thanks
Pauline Shearer
February 18, 2013 at 9:17 am
Poor Joseph Crapp! What a great description!
valeriedavies
February 18, 2013 at 5:01 am
I remember your beautiful photos of this lovely churchyard last year, including the little wild space for creatures and the notice explaining it was a little wild life sanctuary. Such a wonderful idea…
Beautiful pics… it looks quite summery seeing the little boats bobbing on the water… and just like pictures of Cornwall.. the idyllic dream of Cornish landscapes…
babyjill7...Marilyn Griffin
February 17, 2013 at 11:40 pm
love to walk through the cemetary and see the old inscriptions…Quite humorous…You do have lovely places to walk…is the water very close to where you live??? how nice!
mybeautfulthings
February 18, 2013 at 7:17 am
About a half hour drive, that one, through little lanes and ancient woodlands. We are so lucky! 🙂
Lakshmi Loves To Shop
February 17, 2013 at 9:28 pm
Wow these photos are ship-shape 🙂 thank you…
mybeautfulthings
February 17, 2013 at 10:02 pm
Thank you! 🙂
Don
February 17, 2013 at 7:28 pm
Those words on the gravestone are so intriguing and tragic, with a touch of, dare I say it, humour. Also, there’s is a propeller there the shape of which I have never seen. Would love to know the engineering behind it. Looks almost claw-like.
Choc Chip Uru
February 17, 2013 at 7:11 pm
Your photos are superb 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
mybeautfulthings
February 17, 2013 at 7:19 pm
Thanks, Choc Chip 🙂