Living Letters

Ilfracombe has a  proud tradition of ‘Living Letters’ photographs on Capstone Hill.

For more than a century people in the town have got together to create a living message on the face of Capstone at the seafront to commemorate special times in history.

These have included the iconic ‘Peace’ in 1919 after the end of the Great War, royal coronations and as far back as Empire Day in the early 1908 or 1909

In more recent times, the community has got together to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War in 2018 as part of ‘Ilfracombe Remembers’, the 70th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 2022 and last year there was group picture to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the RNLI.

The latest one to commemorate VE Day 80.

In recent times the letters have been cut into the grass on Capstone in advance by the parks team from North Devon Council.

Above: The iconic ‘Peace’ image captured on Capstone in Ilfracombe in 1919 after the end of the Great War.