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Mounts Bay luggers aground in the Old Harbour. Many more at anchor in Gwavas Lake, in pre 1885 time, before the North and South Piers were built.
Registration numbers on vessels had the numbers listed first, followed by the PZ descriptor; this…

Fore Street is above left; the Harbour road is in the far right.
The vessel looks like as East Coast mackerel drifter but may be another commercial vessel converted, etc.
Has a port registry number of F5223 recorded at Faversham, which is a town 10…

This was during the building of the cliff wall to support the road at Fore Street, Newlyn.

Vessels anchored in Gwavas Lake at low tide. Fish landings would have to be brought ashore in small punts. Fish-hawkers or 'Jousters' are waiting on the beach.

The lifeboat was based at Newlyn between 1909 and 1913. In 1913 it was relocated to the new slip and boathouse at Penlee Point near Mousehole.

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…

Scene shows the fish packing area at R. Sullivan's premises, who was one of the early fish agents. Note all the wicker baskets with lids. Some operated from the wood sheds on the start of the North Pier.
This print is a cropped portion taken from a…

Several old luggers aground. One has a pile of gill nets on the deck. Note the early method of boat registration numbers, ie, numbers then letters compared to the current method of letters then numbers. Note also the very rocky foreground in the…

View from the Green, Newlyn Town, across the harbour to Street-an-Nowan and the Tolcarne.

View south of Newlyn village across the harbour to the Tolcarne and beyond. Both harbour walls now built, but no harbour road yet connecting the two parts of the village.

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).

The Old Pier (Medieval) and a Mount's Bay lugger aground in the harbour foreground, with many more anchored off shore in Gwavas Lake. Fish being landed in small punts to the waiting 'Jousters' with their wicket baskets and donkey carts. This is the…

Pier is Grade 2-listed, built before 1435. Longline fish baskets and longlines are in view. The distant view is across to the fish market and ice works. At low tide all vessels are aground.

Larger identical image to JDC 381, details as before.

Fishing boats next to the Old (Medieval) Pier. The boats often beached here for maintenance when the tide went out. This beach is under Newlyn Cliff, under the Fisherman's Arms pub.

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…

Tinted colour print showing the luggers leaving the harbour for the fishing grounds. Probably late PM for pilchards. No engines in those days

The South Pier was built in 1885; in 1914 it was lengthened by 100 feet. No Tidal Observatory existed until one was built in 1915.

End of the South Pier in view, showing the small building of the Tidal Observatory for the Ordnance Survey. The Tidal Observatory and a 100 foot extension to the South Pier were constructed between 1913 and 1915.
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End of the Old Pier is on the far right, looking across to the North Pier. Low buildings can be seen on the distant North Pier, indicating a time after WW2.