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Children sitting talking.

Situated at the Norad corner of at the bottom of Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn Town.
The fisherman is Tom Cotton, born 'outlong' at Primrose Terrace 1865.
The nets were of Egyptian cotton with cork floats on the headline, at a time when the men…

Newlyn view from the North Pier towards Harbour Road. NEGATIVE OR PHOTOGRAPH NOT PRESENT

Newquay Harbour showing tunnel to harbour

The vessel on the right is "Emma" of Bridgwater. The ship in the centre is "Hetty" built by Cornish shipwright John Stephens of Devoran in 1878. She was decommissioned in 1938. P L 281.

Cropped version of M.804

Newquay Harbour. The right-hand ships are "Emma" & "Hetty" (P L 206).

Harbour P L 280.

SS Blue Jacket ran around at longships.
Following account taken from Penwith Local History GroupThe last cargo of the long passage – railway sleepers from Danzig – is safely landed at Plymouth. It should be an easy trip for the Blue Jacket, round…

Portrait Nigel Brockman mechanic on the Solomon Brown lost in the Penlee Lifeboat disaster 19.12.1981.

copy of record of Baptism Norman Garstin Garstin box 7 Item no 1651/6.

North Cliffs. , Camborne

View across from the North Pier Newlyn towards the Fish Market and beyond to the Strand area and Street an Nowan.
In the foreground , Stevenson's fishing boats. Boy David 90 ft. wooden trawler ,later sunk after hitting the Bucks rocks near Tater Dhu…

North Street Top of Causewayhead looking down unmade road Penzance. c1900.. Barbers shop on right grocers on left

Looking down

Penzance Old Battery Square 'slums',now entirely demolished for the New Battery road and St. Anthonys Gardens. Gibson. Also a Letter from the Borough Surveyor to 'The Daily Sketch" and a cutting from 'The Cornish Evening Tidings.' referring to the…

Capstan winch in Pemberth cove

Old Cattle Trough Cattle Market Penzance signpost to Clarence Street & Clarence Place.

Old Chimney possibly Tudor above True form shoe shop Market Place., Penzance