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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

Dolly is aboard the basket cart. Marion Ash was their governess

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.

note the children wore sun hat and elaborate bonnet for sun protection

note the children wore sun hat and elaborate bonnet for sun protection

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

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

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

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 was wearing his first trousers

the negative is missing but a print is available

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

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

Chown Collection

note the addition of the new bay windows

wearing his twee suit with knickerbocker trousers and an Eton collar

Hazel Roberts was about 8 years older than Dolly

he was carrying a tennis racquet