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View from the 'Green', Newlyn Town, across the South Pier.
One of the Stevenson & Sons 75 foot trawlers on the repair slip. A stone 'coaster' waiting in the bay. Gill nets drying on the railings at the roadside, Fore Street, Newlyn.
View from the 'Green' looking towards Newlyn Harbour.
Looking towards the Old (Medieval) Pier and the completed piers to Street-an-Nowan and Tolcarne. The Elizabeth and Blanch lifeboat is in the foreground and was stationed here from 1909-1913. Harbour has been constructed (1908).
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…
There is a tall sailing ship along side the Old Pier.
Vessels can just be seen to the right anchored in…
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 north end of Newlyn Harbour towards the South Pier.
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…
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…
View from Newlyn Town
Looking over Street an Nowan with view of new harbour Road
View from Keel Alley, Street an Nowan
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 .
View from halfway down the North Pier at Newlyn
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…
We appear to be in the era of motor and…
View from Bowjey Hill, Newlyn Town, over Newlyn Harbour towards Penzance.
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.…
View from Bowjey Hill, Newlyn Town, across to the North Pier
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…
The square block house in the right bottom corner is the public air raid shelter created during WW2.
The large vessel in the harbour…
View from above Newlyn
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.
