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Opened in 1982

The Khyber was a Liverpool ship which wrecked with a loss of 23 lives close to Porthole Cove, south of Lands End on March 15, 1905, carrying grain from Australia to Falmouth.
Picture are John Willis, Harris and Johnson. The rest of the crew buried…

Gymnasium on board the Queen Elizabeth 2.

The Windsor Castle, Union Castle Mail Steamship Co. (Southampton - Cape Town). This is a general view of the first class dining salon. 'Castle' ships dominated the South African routes for many years.

RMS Majestic, White Star Line. At the time White Star merged with Cunard in 1934, the Majestic was the largest ship afloat. In 1947, the White Star name was eliminated from the title. This is a general view of the Majestic's reception area with stair…

General view of Falmouth Docks looking down from Marine Drive. "King Alfred" in the Queen Elizabeth dock with a backdrop of tug St Merryn nudging bulk carrier "Captain Carras" into position for docking.

Barnstaple Ketch 'Result' last in a long line of Trading Ships to work the small Cornish Ports. Replaced in 1920/30

Built by Harveys for £2000 in 1886/7 104ft long. Transported Tin/ Copper/Coal to S Wales. Wrecked off Ilfracombe 3 Oct 1895

The Torrey Canyon, pictured on the Seven Stones reef between Scilly and Land's End before she broke up during March of 1967.

A typical continental freighter loading china clay from the gravity chute, an almost daily scene (at what is now) one of Cornwall's busiest small ports.

1,000 CREW, 13 DECKS

RMS Mauretania (Cunard), built by Swan Hunter Ltd., in Newcastle-on-Tyne, weighting 31,950 tons. The Mauretania served on the North Atlantic run from 1907 to 1935 and is probably the most famous and best-remembered of all the Atlantic…

793 Ft long 1573 passengers

Built at Cammell Laird at Birkenhead in 1939. It was the largest liner to be built in England at 739 feet long and 1.170 passengers. Trooping between N Atlantic and Australia she encircled the world in 81 1/2 days, faster than any other ship. Biggest…

PREVREF 968 Duplicate of this Photo

The Wheel Inn at Tresillian, photographed in July 1982. The photo shows the thatched roof and wheel, and two bicycles in front of the inn.

The Iron Maiden fairground engine. "Mighty in Strength and Endurance".