A typical scene of china clay wagons, their contents being loaded onto trucks at the St Austell terminus of the Pentewan Railway for onward transmission to the port for shipment. The section of the railway track was lifted in 1916, but some remains…
Two men pictured fishing for mackerel with long rods. The fishing rock picture here in the 1920s (note long rods and browse-can) is one of several situated at the foot of granite headland. Getting onto it entails climbing approximately 200 feet to…
Tommy Nicholls and Charlie Rowe, two of the staff of John Peak & Son pictured in the shop doorway of 4 Causeway Head, Penzance, in the 1930s. The shop was later extended to incorporate adjoining shops. One man is wearing braces, the other a cap.…
A photograph of a photograph of two women preparing for a major firework show at Standard Fireworks. (In 1988, Standard Fireworks was purchased by Black Cat Fireworks which brought an end to UK production. The Huddersfield site now houses the UK…
Denise Waters (left) and Kim Brodzinska (right) with just a few of the many types of fireworks produced at Huddersfield's Standard Fireworks factory. (In 1988, Standard Fireworks was purchased by Black Cat Fireworks which brought an end to UK…