Views in and near Dawlish, Devon. (4) The Parson & Clerk Rocks (1829)
George Rowe
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | Portfolio 8 |
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SC0566
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CD 10 DVD 2
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Scope and Content
Page, John Lloyd Warden. The coasts of Devon and Lundy Island. London: Horace Cox, 1895. p. 383.They are a strange-looking couple, the Parson and his Clerk. The former leans against the headland, to which his shoulders are, as it were, attached, forming a natural archway through which the tide dyed red by his shadow ebbs and flows. Outside, completely surrounded by the water, stands the Clerk, a tall pinnacle. He is more venerable looking than his superior, for he is a favourite perch for the gulls, and his head is quite white. Neither, however, bear much resemblance to the characters they are supposed to represent. As for the Parson, his figure is more that of a woman than a man.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
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Lithograph
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77x122mm
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Dates
1829