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Chimney of Hayle Power Station

Last Broad Gauge built by GWR Corn Mows in field

Very overcrowded Bus used on Helston-Lizard run. Large advert for shops in Abergaveny: W. Bevan furnishing, ironmonger. Unreadable advert on side originally read: "Go to R.M. Williams for spectacles for all sights. Eye specialist and optician, Cross…

L to R: C T Angove (manager), Iris Lamb, Clarice Jenkin, Olive Jenkin, Dorothy Harvey, Vera Trembath, Chrissie Harvey
Same group and location as PEOP 4.003 and PEOP 6.001

Lowestoft boats moored at Newlyn in the 1930s. Steam drifters, they could be seen from Cornwall's southern cliffs as a long string of sparkling lights on the horizon when they fished the pilchard harvest from late August into October.

About 60 members of Mebyn Kernow, a Cornish nationalist movement, carrying slogans and the flag of St Piran (Cornwall's 'National' flag) pictured near the Buckie (registered GALLIC MAY) as they call for a 50-mile limit and six-mile fishing zone for…

Tucking a pilchard seine was when an exceptionally large catch was netted. The "tucker" was a smaller net used to keep the bulk of the catch in the main net (centre of picture) whilst the main catch was carted away. In this case a week's work by all…

Boats, the quay, houses and the aquarium in Mevagissey.