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175x130mm. Looking up Trewarveneth Street. Building to the left was later converted into Stephens baking Shop

200x130mm. Looking up Trewarveneth Street, small children.

Looking up from the bottom of the street, many villagers in view.

Looking down the street. Similar to JDC 053

Two fishwives chatting, misty view across harbour to north pier

Halfway up street, thatched bakehouse, at right site of infants school, children in street

This is a frequent scene - fishermen, pilchards and nets draped over two oars for ease of handling. Two older men may have come down to help (...just a thought) other luggers in the distance. Just visible appears to be the lighthouse on the end of a…

Vaccination Court situated in the Old Narrows (Mousehole end), Newlyn Town. The name derives from the plague visitations in the mid 1800's.

Situated in Narrows, used by local health authority at the time of an epidemic

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.,…

Cretehill was used for refuelling steam powered, visiting East coast drifters amongst others. It was badly damaged by a German air attack in May 1941. Refloated and towed away in 1949. The vessel behind and moored alongside the Newlyn North Pier is…

The pier has not yet been widened to present width. Vessels moored alongside, one with a narrow funnel looks like a visiting steam drifter from possibly Yarmouth or the East Coast in general.
A small group of locals from the period are on the pier.

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.