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The vessel on the right is "Emma" of Bridgwater. The ship in the centre is "Hetty" built by Cornish shipwright John Stephens of Devoran in 1878. She was decommissioned in 1938. P L 281.

Cropped version of M.804

Newlyn Harbour with railway sidings and ships.

Newquay Harbour. The right-hand ships are "Emma" & "Hetty" (P L 206).

Harbour P L 280.

Newquay lifeboat being hauled on Lifeboat Day.

Two scenic photographs. The top one is cliffs and sea (around Newquay?) and the bottom one is beach and coastline at Newquay.

View of beach and cliffs at Newquay with harbour in the distance

Overview

The Huers (watchers) Hut, which was an observation post for the watcher to spot the Pilchard schoals close to shore during the hey day of the Pilchard fishing industry in Cornwall

Describes the invitation for applications from the Trustees of the Derek and Jeanne Nature Trust, for the first annual literary and artistic bursary.

Quote from the article: "The bursary is in memory of the two authors whose books about their…

SS Blue Jacket ran around at longships.
Following account taken from Penwith Local History GroupThe last cargo of the long passage – railway sleepers from Danzig – is safely landed at Plymouth. It should be an easy trip for the Blue Jacket, round…

Written on the back by Serena Wadham:
"Nicholas Williams (?) conducting his own piece with Wells Cathedral School Orchestra at Wigmore Hall".

Written on the back by Serena Wadham:
"Nicholas Williams (?) after rehearsing his own composition 'Divertimento' at Wigmore Hall with Wells Cathedral School Orchestra"

Portrait Nigel Brockman mechanic on the Solomon Brown lost in the Penlee Lifeboat disaster 19.12.1981.