Chown Family group on the rocks at Lelant
For a beach visit the family never went into the sea or showed their ankles. Ordinary dress was worn-two of the ladies are wearing veils all wore elaborate hats
Chown family Family group strolling in Godolphin Lane
Dolly is aboard the basket cart. Marion Ash was their governess
Dolly Chown aboard a basket cart pulled by Jack
Dolly and Jack Chown and Miss West in 'jingle'
Miss West lived at the bottom of Foundry Hill, Hayle. She kept a stallion which was unusual for a woman. A 'jingle ' was a local name for a governess cart.
Dolly and Jack Chown with Mrs Chown in garden
note the children wore sun hat and elaborate bonnet for sun protection
Dolly and Jack Chown digging in the garden
Jack and Dolly Chown and the water carrier
Having neither water nor electricity at the Townshend house. They travelled a quarter of a mile to Little Water outside Townshend with a cylinder pulled by a donkey.Later on, they acquired a more sophisticated affair pulled by a pony
Jack Chown in his basket work pram garden Townshend
the negative is missing but a print is available
The garden front of Buckshead House, Townshend
showing the window (side of house,bottom left?) taken from Clowance House the home of the St Aubyns,when it was rebuilt and used by Philip Tilden architect in his design for Buckshead House
The garden front of Buckshead House, Townshend, Cornwall
The back garden of Buckshead House, Townshend showing the Ha Ha.
Dolly and Jack Chown playing with their spaniels
Dolly and Jack Chown with Mrs Rundle Townshend house.
note the addition of the new bay windows
Jack Chown in the garden at the Townshend House
wearing his twee suit with knickerbocker trousers and an Eton collar
Hazel Roberts was about 8 years older than Dolly
Jack Chown wearing tennis outfit poss Townshend