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Over Street an Nowan, across the foreshore to Penzance. Before New Road was built (1883) from Wherrytown to Newlyn. Norton's Baths on the western promenade can be seen.

View fom Newlyn cottages Bowjey Hill and harbour across the bay from an early letter card see 1610. NO NEGATIVE OR PHOTOGRAPH PRESENT

Pavilion, Queens Hotel, Monument, Bathing Pool,

Taken from the South Pier

Before the harbour road was built in 1908. You can see the cart tracks heading along to Newlyn Slip which was the main thoroughfare, only accessible when the tide was out. Mounts Bay lugger aground on the beach. Fishing nets laid out to dry.

Double neg of floodlit castle in Mount's Bay

Cove Cliffs building

Print from damaged/destroyed negative

Rough sea rocks. Print from damaged negative

The pier has not yet been widened to present width. Vessels moored alongside, one with a narrow funnel looks like a visiting steam drifter from possibly Yarmouth or the East Coast in general.
A small group of locals from the period are on the pier.