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Picture taken of Truro Cathedral about 1930 showing the dramatic impact of the impressive building towering above some of the town's older buildings and nearby river. Many of the surrounding buildings have now been replaced by modern commercial…

Truro Cathedral. The Cathedra, or Bishop's Throne, situation on the south side of the choir.

Before Twin Towers on West Front

Truro Cathedral, pictured in 1930, showing the dramatic impact of the impressive building towering above some of the town's older buildings and the nearby river. Many of the surrounding buildings have since been replaced by modern commercial…

Truro County Hall in 1976.

The car park at Truro County Hall, full of cars (1976).

Tucking a pilchard seine was when an exceptionally large catch was netted. The "tucker" was a smaller net used to keep the bulk of the catch in the main net (centre of picture) whilst the main catch was carted away. In this case a week's work by all…

Tucking a pilchard seine was when an exceptionally large catch was netted. The 'tucker' was a smaller net used to keep the bulk of the catch in the main net (centre of photograph) while the main catch was carted away. In this case, a week's work by…

Angove

Names on photo
Arthur Thomas, Sidney Chappell, Terence McClary, John Richards, William Harvey, Richard Angove and Robert Kiddell.

Twin stamps at Levant Tin and Copper Mine

View of the west front of Truro Cathedral, the last part of the structure to be built. They were named after King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and were dedicated in 1910.

Truro Cathedral pictured in 1909 with scaffolding still encasing the western towers. The structure now completed, the towers were dedicated the next year (1910) and were named after King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

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Two chimneys; Tolvaddon Mine.

Two chimneys at Tolvaddon.