Scilly Seasons - Autumn
Daymark St Martins
This was painted on a clear, beautiful autumn day in 2008. Anyone who comes to the island would immediately recognise this landmark. It is quite tall, standing just short of six and a half metres (I included a couple standing alongside to give it some sense of scale). Situated on the east side of St Martins on Chapel Down, it was built as a beacon in 1683 by Thomas Ekins, first steward of the Godolphin family to live on the islands. You can still make out the original entrance but it is now blocked in and later the whole edifice was painted red and white as a navigation aid.
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Location: The Daymark, Chapel Down, St Martins, Isles of Scilly
Artist Stephen Morris
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