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The Strand, Street-an-Nowan, Newlyn, 1945-1950
Area is the Strand, Street-an-Nowan, showing a weigh bridge far left bottom, now discontinued. Buildings left to right are part of Chigwins Grocery Shop (now the Chinese takeaway), then The Swordfish Inn (previously the Union), then the Newlyn Co-op…
Strand area at Street-an-Nowan, Newlyn, 1895-1900
Newlyn fishwives and their wicker baskets, called Cowals, congregate near the entrance to the North Pier near the Newlyn Post Office (then the Coastguard building also now at the back of the Newlyn harbour offices).
Cottage in cobbled court, Newlyn, 1900-1905
Woman mending pilchard net. Exact location unknown, possibly Newlyn Town.
Central Strand, Street-an-Nowan, Newlyn, 1900-1905
Copy of a coloured painting.
Fish sale, laid out on the floor, before Newlyn fish market was built. Build to the right is the Coastguards store (later, Newlyn Post Office). The Union Inn has the sign on top of the building; this later became The…
Fish sale, laid out on the floor, before Newlyn fish market was built. Build to the right is the Coastguards store (later, Newlyn Post Office). The Union Inn has the sign on top of the building; this later became The…
The Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen (RNMDSF), Street-and-Nowan, Newlyn.
This institute is also known as the Fishermen's Mission.
Miss Nora Bolitho of Laregan, Penzance, who built the Institute in 1911 and until her death in 1929, ever sought the welfare of all Fishermen sailing out of Newlyn. The War Memorial was…
Miss Nora Bolitho of Laregan, Penzance, who built the Institute in 1911 and until her death in 1929, ever sought the welfare of all Fishermen sailing out of Newlyn. The War Memorial was…
The foreshore near The Strand, Street-an-Nowan, Newlyn, 1880-1885.
The site of the later fish market, looking across to Newlyn town before the harbour road was built in 1908. Building on the right was the Norway Ice store before the later, much bigger Iceworks built on the same site in 1907.
Ice was originally…
Ice was originally…
The foreground is the site of the later Newlyn fish market, 1880-1885.
The view is looking forward along the route of the later harbour road (built 1908). The tall building to the right is still there and the building central left is the Norway Ice Store (aka the Old Ice Store) and the entrance to the Fradgan right.
It…
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View from seaward at low tide ashore, the centre is Gwavas Quay, Newlyn, 1880-1885
The new harbour road built in 1908 will extend from left to right from the bottom of Newlyn Slip to below Newlyn Town (out of picture) to the Norway Ice store building, far left. Just above the Ice Store building is the Newlyn Trinity Methodist…
View from the harbour at low water into the Strand area, 1885-1890, Newlyn.
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…
Very early view from the foreshore at Street-an-Nowan, Newlyn, across to Newlyn Town, 1875-1880
This is before the South Pier was built (1885) and Gwavas Quarry was started. You can just see to the left the footpath to Paul which was well-used in those days - now gone with the quarrying. No building on the foreshore at all. Fish baskets, etc.,…
Similar to JDC 346.
View from the foreshore, Street-an-Nowan to the South.
Newlyn Town top right., 1890-1895.
Similar to JDC 346.
An amazing number of tall sailing vessels moored. Fish hawkers or 'jousters' waiting on the beach. About half tide.
An amazing number of tall sailing vessels moored. Fish hawkers or 'jousters' waiting on the beach. About half tide.
Newlyn Fish Market, 1935-1940.
Piles of fish laid out own the market floor. Vessels came alongside the market near the railings and landed their catches.
Group of men and women gathered outside the Harbour Offices, Newlyn 1905-1910.
Built looking south at the head of the harbour, incorporated offices for the fish company agents and also the Harbour Master and Commissioners, etc.
The Coombe River outlet was diverted behind the North Pier to accommodate this building.
The Coombe River outlet was diverted behind the North Pier to accommodate this building.
Interior of St Peter's Church, Newlyn, built 1866.
For almost 20 years, services were held in a building called The Reading Room in Newlyn Town (on St Peter's Hill). Building of the church took place during the incumbency of the third vicar, John Pope Vibert, a Penzance man.
In the early English…
In the early English…
Interior of St Peter's Church, Newlyn, built 1866.
Built of granite from Lamorna Quarry.
For more details, see JDC 350.
For more details, see JDC 350.
Large thatched cottage, 1885-1890.
Location unknown, most probably West Penwith.
Possibly a glimpse of the sea at top right corner.
Four ladies seen at cottage front, cobbled forecourt.
Possibly a glimpse of the sea at top right corner.
Four ladies seen at cottage front, cobbled forecourt.
A passageway between cottages in Mousehole, 1920-1925
Lady walking with bucket and another lady engaged in hanging out the washing. Judging by their dress, this suggests the dates to be 1920-1925.
A passageway between cottages in Mousehole, 1905-1910.
Same area of Mousehole as JDC 353 but appears to be of an earlier period
Early Wherrytown stone bridge, 1885-1900.
This appears to be before completion of the Penlee Gardens, left (later renamed Richard Bolitho Gardens), February 1914.
Look like the surrounding site is being cleared. Large house believed to be Hosking - Alexandra Dairy.
Area behind the horses…
Look like the surrounding site is being cleared. Large house believed to be Hosking - Alexandra Dairy.
Area behind the horses…
Early Wherrytown stone bridge, 1885-1900.
Same as JDC 355, except the photo is smaller.