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JDC 437.tif
The new harbour road was built in 1908. It joined Newlyn Town and Street-an-Nowan, previously only subject to access at low water. The photo shows Newlyn Town before 'The Clearances' and building of Gwavas Estate and the new cliff walls. It is…

JDC 416.tif
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…

JDC 415.tif
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.

JDC 407.tif
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…

JDC 405.tif
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.

JDC 399.tif
View is across the harbour to the now completed harbour road (1908). The building, right central, with all the windows is the so-called Industrial Building.

JDC 374.tif
In view is the fish market and ice works. The vessel under the cover is the lifeboat "Elizabeth & Blanche' when she was stationed under the cliff from 1909-1913; 1913 she was moved to the new station house at Penlee near Mousehole. This section of…

JDC 373.tif
North and South piers have been built, tall ships are alongside piers before motors introduced. Houses in the foreground were demolished c 1939 under the Clearance Scheme. Replacement flats built in 1953/54. No houses built on the new road area.…

JDC 365.tif
In the foreground is the cleared site of the houses of the Navy Inn, demolished in 1939 that inspired the petition to Westminster in October 1937. Well documented. Building of the new Navy Inn flats started around 1953. Many people who previously…

JDC 347.tif
Similar to JDC 346.
An amazing number of tall sailing vessels moored. Fish hawkers or 'jousters' waiting on the beach. About half tide.

JDC 345.tif
The buildings are still there but the left hand building is the Norway Ice Store, and has since been built This view would now be totally obscured by the Newlyn Fish Market and later still by construction all around the Mary Williams Pier…

JDC 344.tif
The new harbour road built in 1908 will extend from left to right from the bottom of Newlyn Slip to below Newlyn Town (out of picture) to the Norway Ice store building, far left. Just above the Ice Store building is the Newlyn Trinity Methodist…

JDC 343.tif
The view is looking forward along the route of the later harbour road (built 1908). The tall building to the right is still there and the building central left is the Norway Ice Store (aka the Old Ice Store) and the entrance to the Fradgan right.
It…

HARB.COR.106.tif
View at full tide

HARB.COR.092.tif
View of the harour and town

HARB.COR.088.tif
Tall ships in the harbour

HARB.COR.084.tif
Harbour and village with the central Railway Pier.
With a hand written message in pencil to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Wembley, Middlesex
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