Knill's Monument
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Knill's Monument
Image: © Rod Allday Taken: 1 Dec 2012
A 50' high granite pyramid also known as Knill's Steeple. Intended to be a mausoleum for John Knill. a Customs Officer and Mayor of St Ives who left the town to take a post as Customs Officer in the West Indies where, rumour has it, he made a small fortune. However, he died at Gray's Inn Square on March 29th 1811 and was subsequently buried at St. Andrews Church, Holborn. More details are available here: http://www.stives-cornwall.co.uk/st-ives-history-2.html
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Image Location
Latitude
50.195741
Longitude
-5.481387