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St Peter’s Church, Mevagissey

The motto on this slate dial over the South porch perpetrates a dreadful pun on the word "dial". "We Shall Dy All" it says, and similar mottoes appear on several other sundials in the county. The church has abandoned its old saints, Meva and Issey, and is now dedicated to one regarded as more respectable. The dial plate is cracked, weathered and colonised by lichens so that it is not easy to read the hours VI to VI, which are divided into halves, the motto and the date of 1703.

 

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St Peter’s Church Mevagissey Cornwall

SRN Year Recorded Coords
0459 1703 1990 50.27056, -4.78833
N 50° 16' 14", W 04° 47' 18"
National Grid 3 Words Sundial Atlas
SX014449
Condition Type Access
Bad Vertical (S) Open
Maker Materials Dimensions
Slate 600 square