THE PERCY COWLEY MEMORIAL : 無料・フリー素材/写真
THE PERCY COWLEY MEMORIAL / summonedbyfells
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | The plaque on the cairn at the base of the memorial reads: To The Memory of Sir Percy Cowley Kt. OBE., JP 1886 - 1958 A Patriotic ManxmanHis initiative in the establishment of the Manx National TrustMade Possible the Preservation of many places of beauty as part of our National Heritage"."To unlock the treasures of the island heartwith loving feet, to trace each hill and glenand find the ore that is not for the mart of commerce. This is all that I ask" T.E.BrownErected by Manx National Heritage.Percy Cowley was clearly a great man in the annals of the history of conservation on the Isle of Man. The poet quoted on his memorial is also a local Manxman _T.E.Brown was born in Douglas in 1830 and died (in England) in 1897, a brilliant scholar he left his native island for Oxford where he gained a double-first at Christ Church. In his professional life he was an educator but was always a writing poet. He specialised in Manx dialect verse, he published several collections and it appears he enjoyed some success. His collected works ran to well-over 700 pages and is still in print and obtainable from Manx National Heritage. He is referred to as the Isle of Man's National Poet - there is a statue of him in Douglas - had I known earlier I would have sought it out. I always keep an eye out for literary associations on my walks so was delighted to find this one and add a little to my understanding and appreciation of how local poets and poetry keep alive the history of place. |
| 撮影日 | 2015-08-13 11:16:55 |
| 撮影者 | summonedbyfells |
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| カメラ | KODAK EASYSHARE C613 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA , EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/345) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.8 |
| 焦点距離 | 6 mm |