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Annual staff outing of brewers Starkey, Knight & Ford (to Paignton), with plenty of beer in evidence. Group in and in front of charabanc, with men all wearing hats.

A passenger train on a Brunel viaduct. In the foreground is a man wearing a hat and long coat with a walking stick, standing near a stone wall, and apparently timing the train.

Staff (Richard Angove with Mr Elms and Mr Gibbens) in Cable & Wireless Control Room, Porthcurno

Group of four men wearing suits, probably staff from Cable & Wireless.

Photo taken by Mrs Phipps during a visit. Bob Ellick on right, Barry Willow next to him. They are from St Helena.

The shore-end of a cable being landed at Porthcurno (Cable & Wireless), shown with line of men digging trench on shore.

Staff at Porthcurno Cable Station.

Three men standing in front of Steven Rowland's Mini Waltzer, with one presenting a cheque to another.

Four young cyclists in front of an ivy-covered house about to depart for a spin, probably in the 1920s. Note the 'revolving chimes' type of bells carried on two of the cycles; these were the 'in' bicycle accessory of the period.

Loading china clay from a horse and cart onto a ship in Penzance.

An oxen being shod. Date and location unknown. Photo purchased at auction in a collection of rural subjects in 1934. Note the steel strips in the foreground, typical 'stock' to be found at the threshold of most village smithies of the period. Thought…

Men in uniform on beach with cart and horse. Men have belts reading BT TVLC with crown insignia.