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Peter Hosking used to blow the Fog Horn until 1939 before it was electrified

Mounts Bay

Low tide

Old Mauretania in port, possibly in Liverpool.

Page torn from a book

Old Time Golden Gallopers at Tavistock

Based in Penzance and used alongside to Scillonian as cargo vessel.

Sister Ship of Titanic 46439 Tons 852ft 22 Knots.
BUILT BY HARLAND & WOLFF 1911-1935
At the time of the photo it was the biggest liner.

Built at White City, Shepherd's Bush, London and opened by King George V (the Prince of Wales) on 14th May 1908 for the Franco British Exhibition and Olympic Games which Britain organised the same year.
Supplied by the 100 year-old Cleveland Bridge…

Built at White City, Shepherd's Bush, London and opened by King George V (the Prince of Wales) on 14th May 1908 for the Franco British Exhibition and Olympic Games which Britain organised the same year.
Supplied by the 100 year-old Cleveland Bridge…

An operator servicing the equipment at Cable & Wireless.

The owner, holding the horse, was J.H. Williams, known locally as Joe Bun.

The original performance of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (including Rowena Cade) at Crean, St Buryan on 23 August 1929.

The original performance of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (including Rowena Cade) at Crean, St Buryan on 23 August 1929.

Set of postcards of Otterton Mill

Horse team hauling rail wagons engaged on clearing surplus soil preliminary to china clay workings.

Taken at Stetten on the Swiss-German border. Not a superb photograph but it may be useful. The land here is in narrow strips as when the owner dies his land is divided among his children. A daughter with land is much sought-after as a…