Situated at the Norad corner of at the bottom of Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn Town.
The fisherman is Tom Cotton, born 'outlong' at Primrose Terrace 1865.
The nets were of Egyptian cotton with cork floats on the headline, at a time when the men…
The vessel on the right is "Emma" of Bridgwater. The ship in the centre is "Hetty" built by Cornish shipwright John Stephens of Devoran in 1878. She was decommissioned in 1938. P L 281.
Early image of Newquay Island:Purpose: The bridge was built to provide access to a summer house on the island, with some reports suggesting it was commissioned by Victorian novelist Hall Caine.
Construction: The original design featured lattice…
SS Blue Jacket ran around at longships.
Following account taken from Penwith Local History GroupThe last cargo of the long passage – railway sleepers from Danzig – is safely landed at Plymouth. It should be an easy trip for the Blue Jacket, round…
Nina Vague (nee Bottrell) pointing to herself, age 3, in a photograph by Harry Penhaul. An exhibition of his photographic work was shown at Penlee House in 2026. The photograph shows a group of ABC Minors outside the Ritz Cinema, Penzance in 1957.…