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Small Fishing Boats in Harbour at Plymouth
Small fishing boats in the harbour at Plymouth, with young boy fishing off pier.
Clipper Bow Steam Yacht & other Boats Penzance
Clipper bow steam yacht and other boats in Penzance
This print is laterally reversed. See 1532
This print is laterally reversed. See 1532
Mackerel Driver Pz 2575 of Mousehole
A mackerel driver (PZ 2575) of Mousehole.
Steam & Sail Yacht Lillie Western
Photo reproduction of a painting of the steam and sail yacht Lillie Western.
Clipper Bow Steam Yacht & other Boats in Pz
Clipper bow steam yacht and other boats in Penzance. In First World War, it became HMS Argon in 1917.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Argus_(1904)
See PREVREF 1519
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Argus_(1904)
See PREVREF 1519
Lowestoft Drifters Moored at Newlyn
Lowestoft boats moored at Newlyn in the 1930s. Steam drifters, they could be seen from Cornwall's southern cliffs as a long string of sparkling lights on the horizon when they fished the pilchard harvest from late August into October.
Tucking a Pilchard Seine at Porthgwarra
Tucking a pilchard seine was when an exceptionally large catch was netted. The "tucker" was a smaller net used to keep the bulk of the catch in the main net (centre of picture) whilst the main catch was carted away. In this case a week's work by all…
Pz 123 Mayon Castle & Crew in Newlyn
PZ123 Mayon Castle and crew in Newlyn.
DUPLICATE. SEE FISH8.004.
DUPLICATE. SEE FISH8.004.
Tucking a Pilchard Seine at Porthgwarra
Tucking a pilchard seine was when an exceptionally large catch was netted. The 'tucker' was a smaller net used to keep the bulk of the catch in the main net (centre of photograph) while the main catch was carted away. In this case, a week's work by…
Fishing Boats on Slip at Sennen
SCAPE 9.027 IS A POOR PHOTOCOPY SCAPE 9.027A IS FROM A NEGATIVE COPY Fishing boats on the slip at Sennen, featuring a thatched cottage, the lifeboat house, Sennen Cove Hotel and the Round House.
Victorian Child & Model of Mounts Bay Lugger
A Victorian youngster proudly presents his home-made model of a Mount's Bay lugger (a Cornish fishing boat of the period), as some of the same rig can be seen in the background.
Horse-drawn Wagons London Bridge Paddle Steamer
A photo of London Bridge with a paddle steamer. Railway and other carriers' wagons dominate the horse-drawn traffic crossing London Bridge in 1890. Motor vehicles were still a doubtful and mistrusted form of transport. Even the buses here are…
Exeter Maritime Museum
Tug Harbor at Exeter Maritime Museum. St Canute A2064C Sunny South PW195 Sotero
Penzance fishing fleet in harbour before the construction of Wharf Road 1880
The boat 168 PZ can be identified (note the reversal of the boat identification - this would now be PZ 168).
Exeter Maritime Museum
St Canute in Tug Harbour at Exeter Maritime Museum.
Exeter Maritime Museum
Sotero in Tug Harbour at Exeter Maritime Museum.
Exeter Maritime Museum
Boats in harbour at Exeter Maritime Museum.
Vessels in Mousehole harbour
A busy Mousehole harbour in the c1920s.
Polperro
Inner harbour and boats
Foreground in the old medieval harbour at Newlyn Town, 1940-1945 estimate.
View across to the cliff at Newlyn Town. Small boats around at about half tide; most have motors fitted by now. Fishermen's House Pub at top, centre. Building to the far right incorporated fish tanks; now all area cleared to a grassy bank.