L1000807 (1)

St Anthony and the Lizard

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<untitled>L1000807 (1) © John Batten Photography

This view of Dennis Head looks eastwards. The roof of the white house in the earlier photo can just be seen above the trees. In the far distance and to the right are the Manacles, a famous graveyard of ships and men. Many are remembered in St Keverne Church, from where the Armada is said to have been first sighted. My father and a local fisherman, Mr Martin if I remember rightly, used to take me sailing...