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Memorial to Johnathan Couch in Couch Burial Ground 30 Metres to West of Chy Chapel

A Grade II Listed Building in Lansallos, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.3415 / 50°20'29"N

Longitude: -4.5624 / 4°33'44"W

OS Eastings: 217762

OS Northings: 52199

OS Grid: SX177521

Mapcode National: GBR N9.WXKB

Mapcode Global: FRA 18B4.8D0

Plus Code: 9C2Q8CRQ+H2

Entry Name: Memorial to Johnathan Couch in Couch Burial Ground 30 Metres to West of Chy Chapel

Listing Date: 26 March 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1329034

English Heritage Legacy ID: 61471

ID on this website: 101329034

Location: Lansallos, Cornwall, PL13

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Polperro

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Lansallos

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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Description


LANSALLOS
SX 15 SE
3/7 Memorial to Jonathan Couch in
burial ground 30m to west of Chy
Chapel
II

Churchyard memorial. 1870. In memory of Jonathan Couch FLS and also wife, Jane
Quiller who died in 1857. Granite obelisk on tall plinth with moulded cornice and
square base.
Jonathan Couch (1789-1870), celebrated Cornish naturalist, doctor, apothecary,
classical scholar, zoologist, botanist, itchthyologist and archaeologist.
Contributed much to scientific knowledge in the C19 publishing works which included;
Cornish Fauna, 1838, The History of the Fishes of the British Isles 4 vols, 1862-1865
and a Calendar of Natural History observed at Polperro 1842. In 1871 his son, Thomas
Quiller Couch published his father's notes on The History of Polperro. See also
Couch's House, Lansallos Street, Polperro.
Couch, Bertha The life of Jonathan Couch 1891
Couch, J The History of Polperro 1871
de Burlet, S Portrait of Polperro 1977
Lanyon, A The Rooks of Trelawne 1976


Listing NGR: SX1776252199

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