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Friday Feb 23, 2024
37. Martha Blewett's Monument
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Up until 1923 a granite cross stood beside the road between Mousehole and Paul. This episode looks into the story behind this monument, sketched by the artist Turner, dedicated to an elderly fishwife called Martha Blewett. Why was it erected in the 1790s? And what were the strange circumstances that led to its removal so many years later?
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