Newlyn Fisherwomen- Collecting the Catch
The second woman in from the right is Mary Wearne. As a young woman she often modelled for the Newlyn School painter Stanhope Forbes, and appeared in a number of his works including Hopeless Dawn and Last…
A local crowd enjoying the visiting fair held in October around the village Paul Feast time. The water wheel of the once-important Tolcarne Mill can be seen on the right.
Start of the Coombe above the later road bridge. River not contained yet. The visiting fairground and showmen would pitch on this open space. Piles of fish can be seen. St Peters Church (built 1866) is 150yds to the right of the picture.