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A typical scene of china clay wagons, their contents being loaded onto trucks at the St Austell terminus of the Pentewan Railway for onward transmission to the port for shipment. The section of the railway track was lifted in 1916, but some remains…

Horse team hauling Newquay lifeboat back up the beach road after practice launching. Note men on either side with shovels having spread ashes in the route.

Tommy Nicholls and Charlie Rowe, two of the staff of John Peak & Son pictured in the shop doorway of 4 Causeway Head, Penzance, in the 1930s. The shop was later extended to incorporate adjoining shops. One man is wearing braces, the other a cap.…

Mrs Linda Brezlin packing Standard Fireworks for dispatch to shops from their Huddersfield factory. (In 1988, Standard Fireworks was purchased by Black Cat Fireworks which brought an end to UK production. The Huddersfield site now houses the UK…

Denise Waters (left) and Kim Brodzinska (right) with just a few of the many types of fireworks produced at Huddersfield's Standard Fireworks factory. (In 1988, Standard Fireworks was purchased by Black Cat Fireworks which brought an end to UK…

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…

Just a few of the many set pieces from Standard Fireworks which produce the whistles, bangs and flashes incorporated in modern pyrotechnic displays. (In 1988, Standard Fireworks was purchased by Black Cat Fireworks which brought an end to UK…

A woman making up fireworks at Standard Fireworks. Not the protective coverings on her shoes. (In 1988, Standard Fireworks was purchased by Black Cat Fireworks which brought an end to UK production. The Huddersfield site now houses the UK…

Miscellaneous fireworks manufactured by Standard Fireworks. (In 1988, Standard Fireworks was purchased by Black Cat Fireworks which brought an end to UK production. The Huddersfield site now houses the UK headquarters of Black Cat.)

A selection of Standard Fireworks sky rockets and sparklers ready for the Guy Fawkes celebrations. Firework firms also make various distress rockets and flares for maritime and other emergency purposes. (In 1988, Standard Fireworks was purchased by…

A photo of a 1985 newspaper article about Brock's Fireworks, depicting a woman stocktaking at the factory in 1960 above the heading 'Harry's Crackers: Ten generations on, there's still a Brock lighting up the sky each Guy Fawkes Day. Jenny Nisbet…

A photograph of a photograph of two women preparing for a major firework show at Standard Fireworks. (In 1988, Standard Fireworks was purchased by Black Cat Fireworks which brought an end to UK production. The Huddersfield site now houses the UK…