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Richard Angove is in photo

Oxen at work. Turn of the century (1900) harvest scene. Date and location unknown. Photo purchased at auction in a collection of rural subjects in 1934.

PREVREF 2184 & 2186 duplicates

Padstow 'Obby 'Oss street parade in the spring of 1983.

A close-up photograph of the blue 'Obby 'Oss and teazer at Padstow's 'Obby 'Oss dance, in 1982.
(two copies of this photo)

Men painting the side of an unknown ship.

PREVREF 1253 duplicate of this photo

One of the last Goods Trains on this Newham Quay spur. The Track was lifted soon after photo was taken. Locomotive fitted with a spark arrestor.

PREVREF No 877 is duplicate of this photo

The Paris Hotel in Coverack. In May 1899, the New York registered 10,000-ton liner Paris went aground at Lowland Point, Coverack in May 1899. This hotel (the Devenish House) in the village carries the ships name.

SEE SHIP 9.009

The Paris left Southampton on 20 May 1899 with 380 passengers and 372 crew and collected a further 50 passengers from Cherbourg, then making passage to New York. The ship diverted to Eddystone and Lizard Lighthouses to get a navigational fix.…

The Paris left Southampton on 20 May 1899 with 380 passengers and 372 crew and collected a further 50 passengers from Cherbourg, then making passage to New York. The ship diverted to Eddystone and Lizard Lighthouses to get a navigational fix.…

Parkandillick engine house with the clay works in the background.

China Clay Works Valve Gear & Hotwell Pump Copyright ECCG Ref 5197

25000 Tons 500 Passengers 350 Crew. Usually covered the Scandinavian area.

A passenger train on a Brunel viaduct. In the foreground is a man wearing a hat and long coat with a walking stick, standing near a stone wall, and apparently timing the train.

Newlyn Art Gallery, built in 1895 and dedicated to the artist John Opie.

Passmore Edwards Newlyn Art Gallery, built in 1895 and dedicated to artist John Opie.

c1900 photograph of the fair which was built up in Newlyn Coombe at Paul Feast.