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Young Man (John Retallack) with dark hair and Moustache wearing dark jacket.

Tinted colour print showing the luggers leaving the harbour for the fishing grounds. Probably late PM for pilchards. No engines in those days

The lower part of Newlyn, ie., Street-an-Nowan, is seen in the background. The newly completed North Pier (Victoria Pier) is in the right foreground. This pier was later widened along its length. A Mount's Bay lugger is attempting to leave the…

Fishing boats next to the Old (Medieval) Pier. The boats often beached here for maintenance when the tide went out. This beach is under Newlyn Cliff, under the Fisherman's Arms pub.

Larger identical image to JDC 381, details as before.

Pier is Grade 2-listed, built before 1435. Longline fish baskets and longlines are in view. The distant view is across to the fish market and ice works. At low tide all vessels are aground.

The Old Pier (Medieval) and a Mount's Bay lugger aground in the harbour foreground, with many more anchored off shore in Gwavas Lake. Fish being landed in small punts to the waiting 'Jousters' with their wicket baskets and donkey carts. This is the…

Looking towards the Old (Medieval) Pier and the completed piers to Street-an-Nowan and Tolcarne. The Elizabeth and Blanch lifeboat is in the foreground and was stationed here from 1909-1913. Harbour has been constructed (1908).

View south of Newlyn village across the harbour to the Tolcarne and beyond. Both harbour walls now built, but no harbour road yet connecting the two parts of the village.

View from the Green, Newlyn Town, across the harbour to Street-an-Nowan and the Tolcarne.

From the Way donation

Schoolgirl in Black Dress standing by Lion Head Balustrade

Portrait of young dark haired woman in white dress.
name on back of photo Aunt Jane 1904

Portrait of two young boys. One sitting and one standing, both leaning on Balustrade

Portrait of young child wearing white lace dress

Built by Harvey's of Hayle in 1875 for West Cornwall Steamship Co. Worked between Scilly and Penzance and also on pleasure cruises. It was on one of those cruises that she ran aground in Lamorna harbour after grazing a reef. Refloated and repaired…

The Great Storm Penzance Promenade

This view across the Abbey Basin shows the Abbey Slip on top right. This was prior to the present road layout and the bridge by the current dry dock.

HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship launched in 1913. She served in the First World War and in numerous operations in the Second World War, earning the most battle honours of any Royal Navy ship. She ran aground on her way to be…

Coasters or Fishing boats