Ash Wednesday Storm, breach in the sea wall at the Tolcarne, Newlyn, 1962.
Breach in the sea wall of Tolcarne, maybe 1930,s.
Wood piles were used to break up waves, now replaced by rock armour. Not to be confused with further damage in the Ash Wednesday storm of 1962.
The Green area. Western end of sea front, Tolcarne.
This is next to the Passmore Edwards Art Gallery (built in 1895 in memory of John Opie, artist) The fishermen are laying out nets for mending. Large load of gill nets on a cart with man standing atop. Building and chimney in background is the mill and serpentine works. Demolished around 1912. The sea is to the right.
Tolcarne (Western) end of sea front, Newlyn
Tolcarne Terrace, centre. Twin roofs of Newlyn ice works can just be seen to the left.
Western end of the seafront, Tolcarne, Newlyn
Building far right is the Edward Bolitho Convalescant Home, erected 1893. Large new houses under construction to the right along the New Road. Early Penl;ee Gardens (later Bolitho Gardens) next to sea front. Fishermen mending nets and gear (About 100yds from the Tolcarne Inn).
View across the foreshore to Newlyn Town
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.
Old loft building, right hand side of Newlyn Coombe Road. Coombe River is below to the right. About 200yds from the village above St Peter's Church.
Cottages behind are Florence Place. Over the bridge to the right leads to Tolcarne. Image is much the same now.
Later view of JDC 271. Building near the old bridge now rebuilt with shops below. Flooded by very high tides coming from the slipway on the right. Newlyn Bridge bus stop at the railings in foreground.
Tall granite building near the old bridge. Replaced in 1906 after fire. Was Carters house and bakery. Restored and now houses Warrens Bakery and Lenterns butchers shop. Small buildings extreme left now the Newlyn chemist shop.
From an early painting of Newlyn School artist, Henry Martin.
View from St Peters Hill near Lynn Terrace across the bay to the Battery Rocks and the Eastern shore. Mounts Bay Luggers anchored. Street -an-Nowan continues down and left to Duke street. Both sections were nicknamed Breakneck Street because of the extremely uneven surfaces. Most of the buildings were demolished around 1953/4 and the whole of the foreground is now the Newlyn Town car park.
Approach to the Newlyn Road bridge and junction with Chywoone Hill (straight on) and right to Newlyn Coombe. See the garden railings around the house on the right. These were removed for the WW2 war effort.
Sometimes reffered to as the Strand, similar area to JDC 267. Cottages central left have now gone and now area is Newlyn car park. Tall building right, replaces Carters bakery building which burnt down in 1906. Near junction with Newlyn Road bridge and Chywoone Hill.
Shows entrance to Jack Lane. This was once the main thoroughfare from Penzance going up Chywoone Hill (Paul Hill) before the construction of the New Road and road bridge in 1883. Cottages to extreme right were demolished and now form part of Street-an-Nowan car park. Left leads to Newlyn Town and Mosehole. Building in centre with two first floor windows was Elsie Bakers greengrocers and general stores in the 40's and 50's. Central Newlyn area sometimes referred to as the Strand, being the foreshore before pier and outgouses were built.
Panoramic view from above Newlyn looking over Street-an-nowan and across to Penzance and the moors above. 1875.
Norton's Baths on Western Promenade still visible, removed 1883. Access to Newlyn by sea front walk. New road from Wherrytown to Newlyn yet to be built in 1883. Building with the dark curved roof is the Norway Ice Store.
View from Newlyn across to Penzance, 1890.
Queen's Hotel can be seen, built 1861. Serpentine works, promenade, 'gun' house building on battery rocks. Wherrytown reef of rocks. Building to left is Norway Ice Store, base of later ice works. Fish jowsters on beach.
Very similar to JDC 262 &263, but with man seated on punt in foreground.
View from the Starnd, Street-an-Nowan across to Newlyn Town.
Showing the Old Pier and Green Rocks. The construction work had just started on the South Pier (built 1885). The chimney stack of the Tolvadden Copper mine can just be seen in the left of the picture. Building just right is the early Ice Works...ie: Norway Ice Stores. You can just see the cart wheel tracks in the foreground. The main access to Newlyn Town was across here at Low Tide. (Harbour Road not yet built)
View from Street-an-Nowan across to Newlyn Town.
Green Rocks and the South at low tide, with fish jousters (sellers) waiting on the beach for fish to be landed from vessels anchored offshore. There is a tall sailing ship along side the Old Pier. Vessels can just be seen to the right anchored in Gwavas Lake. Scene before the harbour walls were built.