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Admiralty Contact bottom half. Confirmation of the order for Fresh Beef.

Two of His Majesty's Service Envelopes addressed to Rodda & Corin in Causewayhead office Penzance

Plan of Penzance Harbour found in Green envelope in W 85.
Numbers are probable collection points depending on the state of the tide.

Admiralty contract for Beef
Jacob Corin of 12 Belle Vue Terrace Penzance was the supplier, he also had an office at 39 Causewayhead Penzance as Rodda & Corin.

Admiralty Contract signatures for previous document W 87

Blank Contract relating to W 88

Blank Contract - lower half of W 89

Document from HMS Exmouth
This relates to Rodda & Corin 27th July 1904 who had the contact to supply fresh beef to the Admiralty.

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.

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…