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3 Edwards Sisters Martha Elwick Elizabeth Caddy & Mary Johns lookingWest towards Penzance. Shop in background owned by Annie Hosking then by Mrs Cullis then by Mrs Bennetts & Daughter Audrey (Mrs Ron Harvey)

In 1865, the Crowns mining complex was visited by the Prince and Princess of Wales (the future Edward VII and Queen Alexandra). These cliffside shafts were thereafter known as The Crowns. Holmans St Just supplied most machinery to them in their…

The start of work on Mary Williams Pier in Newlyn.

Richards Photograph. Only House remaining since Spanish Raid.

An artistic photograph of the sterns of two long line pilchard drivers in Newlyn, with reflections shown in the sea. Sepia.

Construction of the ship heave-up slip at Newlyn, with houses in the background.

Newlyn Harbour's South Pier with stone boat and conveyor loader.

Small craft in Penzance floating dock, with Holman's Dry Dock in the background.

Penzance Harbour north pier repairs. A photo showing the preliminary work toward the £37,000 harbour facelift.

Newlyn's heave up slip under construction.

Penzance floating dock. A general view with the gates open. The cabin cruisers are typical of the summer traffic using the harbour facilities. Commercial traffic is now mostly confined to coal and ships under repair by Holman's ship repair yards.

With part of Newlyn's vast trawler fleet in the background, one of Messrs Barriball's machines starts work on Newlyn harbour expansion programme at Mary Williams pier (which officially opened in 1980).

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The eastern end of Penzance harbour showing (centre) the Ross Bridge with the inner basin and Holman's repair yard in the foreground. Part of the harbour was reclaimed for car parking about 1960. This is a winter photograph - both the car park and…