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  • Collection: James Downing Collection

JDC 029.tif
Building at centre was Bendigo Harvey's Archway. Demolished to make way for Meadow Villas near to the Bowjey

JDC 210.tif
Across to Green Rocks in the South

JDC 253.tif
Similar but later to JDC 252.
Tall houses on Chywoone Hill can be seen in left background.

JDC 365.tif
In the foreground is the cleared site of the houses of the Navy Inn, demolished in 1939 that inspired the petition to Westminster in October 1937. Well documented. Building of the new Navy Inn flats started around 1953. Many people who previously…

JDC 390.tif
Both harbour walls are existing which indicates the date is at least 1895 but before 1905 when the harbour road was built. The harbour is full of sailing vessels.
Top, small white building, top central is Penzer House. The large row below, top…

JDC 262.tif
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…

JDC 374.tif
In view is the fish market and ice works. The vessel under the cover is the lifeboat "Elizabeth & Blanche' when she was stationed under the cliff from 1909-1913; 1913 she was moved to the new station house at Penlee near Mousehole. This section of…

JDC 405.tif
The view is across to Street-an-Nowan to the fish market, the harbour offices and the Tolcarne behind. The end of the Old (Medieval) Pier can be seen in the bottom right.

JDC 345.tif
The buildings are still there but the left hand building is the Norway Ice Store, and has since been built This view would now be totally obscured by the Newlyn Fish Market and later still by construction all around the Mary Williams Pier…

JDC 380.tif
The lower part of Newlyn, ie., Street-an-Nowan, is seen in the background. The newly completed North Pier (Victoria Pier) is in the right foreground. This pier was later widened along its length. A Mount's Bay lugger is attempting to leave the…
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