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Built in 1929

Built in 1929

Built in 1929

This may be on the fence of Nancecuke research station (closed) on the cliffs above Portreath.

The Hong Kong/Guam section of SEACOM was laid during September and October of 1965. Assisted by Cable & Wireless, Ltd., repair ship Cable Enterprise Mercury completed the lay into Guam on 22 October 1965.

This photograph shows the final splice on…

A general view of Standard Fireworks factory, showing the widely segregated huts designed to ensure that in the rare event of accident the trouble can be contained. (In 1988, Standard Fireworks was purchased by Black Cat Fireworks which brought an…

The 'First and Last' Refreshment House in England (at Land's End). Pictured with two men outside, one entering.

This was an experimental vehicle & never entered Public Service PREVREF 1680 duplicate photo

Leyland double decker, built on ex War Department (first war) chassis. Solid Tyres

The Windsor Castle, Union Castle Mail Steamship Co. (Southampton - Cape Town). This is a general view of the first class dining salon. 'Castle' ships dominated the South African routes for many years.

The first helicopter to land on the new landing pad of the Bishop Rock Lighthouse on the Isles of Scilly (August 1976).

The first HST 125 on the Cornish Riviera service entering Devon from the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash on 1 October 1979.