Mount's Bay, Cornwall. A woman and a boy survey the damage caused by the oil spill from the Torrey Canyon.

SWA.EX.069.tif

Title

Mount's Bay, Cornwall. A woman and a boy survey the damage caused by the oil spill from the Torrey Canyon.

Description

Written on a typed note fixed to the back of the print:
'BRITAN'S BATTLE FOR THE BEACHES
Invasion of Britain 1967...A woman at Mount's Bay on the Cornish coast stoops to examine the tidemark caused by cruds of oil washing ashore from the crippled tanker Torrey canyon. In the background is St Michael's Mount, a noted holiday spot...but perhaps not this year.
Please acknowledge: Photograph by SERENA WADHAM'

Creator

Serena Wadham

Date

1967

Format

Silver Bromide Print

Type

Photograph

Identifier

SWA.EX.069

Coverage

Mount's Bay, Cornwall

Physical Dimensions

10x6¾ inches

Artist

Serena Wadham