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Document Distribution of fresh meat and vegetables from Penzance to Admiralty Fleet showing harbour detail.Numbers indicate possible collection points depending on tide level.

Document Distribution of fresh meat and vegetables from Penzance to Admiralty Fleet

Document Distribution of fresh meat and vegetables from Penzance to Admiralty Fleet showing harbour detail.
Numbers indicate possible collection points depending on tide level.

Two young girls wearing straw hats. Image outside, possibly at the fairground.

Ice Cream seller at the fair, swing boats in the background.

This picture is before the North and South Piers were built in Newlyn Harbout.
The tide would go out much further than this shows. Fishing vessels have to anchor off in the Gwavas Lake. Catches have to be carried ashore in small punts - as seen.…

The view is across to the Tolcarne and the new North Pier.
Both the North and South Piers have been built, but no harbour road yet exists. Several tall sailing ships in view.

Wherry Town and Penzance seen in the background, before the North and South Piers were built.

The view is across to Street-an-Nowan to the fish market, the harbour offices and the Tolcarne behind. The end of the Old (Medieval) Pier can be seen in the bottom right.

Opposite the steps if the 'Lookout' building called the Custom House. You can see the long sheds of the fish market in the distance. Behind the fish market is the lower part of Newlyn known as Street-an-Nowan.
We appear to be in the era of motor and…

This area near the Fradgam, Newlyn, was known as Gwavas Quay. The opening to the right now incorporates road access down to join the later harbour road (1908). Cottages still there. Around the cottages to the right leads to Wesley Place. Mount's Bay…

In the foreground is a group of small boats, ie, punts, and one sailing lugger. All these boats are in the old harbour.
In the centre top is a large group of Mount's Bay sailing luggers, all taking advantage of the new larger harbour, built between…

The pier has not yet been widened to present width. Vessels moored alongside, one with a narrow funnel looks like a visiting steam drifter from possibly Yarmouth or the East Coast in general.
A small group of locals from the period are on the pier.

Looking towards the harbour road and fish market. A mixture of fishing vessels, some visitors from Fowey and St Ives judging by the registration numbers FY32 and SS84.

Before the harbour offices were built. Punts landing fish catches. Horse and donkey carts of the fish hawkers waiting to ferry away the catch. Merchant's boxes and baskets stacked on the North Pier. You can just see the stern of a punt with the name…

Same area as shown in JDC 411, but slightly to the left elevation looking directly into the centre of The Strand, this time at low water. The building on the far left is the Swordfish Inn (then a different name). The next building now is the Newlyn…

About half tide. Fish hawkers or jousters with donkey carts, etc, on the beach to receive fish landings from small boats. The crowd behind possibly attending fish sales. The level area was sometimes referred to as the Mackeral Market of Trowl Market.

Similar to JDC 413, looking in the opposite direction, ie, down the harbour to the South Pier in the distance. About half tide. Mount's Bay luggers alongside the North Pier. Early fish agents had their wooden sheds on the North Pier.

This is before the harbour offices existed. Area to the left is the site of the present fish market. On the extreme right is the base of the North Pier and the Bridge House. Centre right now is the Newlyn Co-op.

Similar spot to JDC 414 and 415.
View looking towards the completed South Pier, Green Rocks and Newlyn Town top right. You can just see the old pier - dark area, top right. Fish are being landed from small boats. Trails in the harbour mud indicate…