A crowd of people from nearby St Ives gather around the monument to John Knill former

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A crowd of people from nearby St Ives gather around the monument to John Knill former

A crowd of people from nearby St Ives gather around the monument to John Knill former Mayor of St Ives. The monument constructed by Knill in 1782 from granite on Worvas Hill and is known locally as the Knill Steeple In 1797, Knill laid down instructions for the celebration of the Knill Ceremony, which was to take place every five years on 25 July (St Jamess Day). The ceremony itself involves the Mayor of St Ives, a customs officer, and a vicar; they should be accompanied by two widows and 10 girls who should be the " daughters of fishermen, tinners, or seamen" from the town of St Ives.
The Knills Festival. 25th July 1936

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