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Taken from the South Pier

Over Street an Nowan, across the foreshore to Penzance. Before New Road was built (1883) from Wherrytown to Newlyn. Norton's Baths on the western promenade can be seen.

The Western Green in the foreground is the cleared site of Navy Inn homes demolished in 1939 (similar to JDC 365).
The square block house in the right bottom corner is the public air raid shelter created during WW2.
The large vessel in the harbour…

North and South piers have been built, tall ships are alongside piers before motors introduced. Houses in the foreground were demolished c 1939 under the Clearance Scheme. Replacement flats built in 1953/54. No houses built on the new road area.…

Opposite the steps if the 'Lookout' building called the Custom House. You can see the long sheds of the fish market in the distance. Behind the fish market is the lower part of Newlyn known as Street-an-Nowan.
We appear to be in the era of motor and…

View across to Newlyn Town and Gwavas Quarry (later Penlee) on the hillside far left. House and little pier rightis Gwavas and slip. This is before the Newlyn Harbour Road (built 1908) connected two parts of the village .

Looking over Street an Nowan with view of new harbour Road

Similar spot to JDC 414 and 415.
View looking towards the completed South Pier, Green Rocks and Newlyn Town top right. You can just see the old pier - dark area, top right. Fish are being landed from small boats. Trails in the harbour mud indicate…

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…