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An army squad on parade rifles bugles
Just able to see two boys above trees watching procedure
Sea Scouts Trafalgar Day procession
Sea Scouts Trafalgar Day procession
Victoire-Roger Belgian ship on rocks Tallis Zawn
the Sennen Lifeboat Susan Ashley rescued the crew of five
Victoire-Roger Belgian ship on rocks Tallis Zawn, Lands End.
1967
the Sennen Lifeboat Susan Ashley rescued the crew of five
Victoire-Roger , Belgian ship on rocks Tallis Zawn, Lands End.
1964
the Sennen Lifeboat Susan Ashley rescued the crew of five
Atlantic Liner "Paris" aground at Coverack, May 21st 1899.
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.…
Yew croft Glasgowcargo ship aground Trevean cove, nr. Perranuthnoe, July 1956
The 827-ton steam coaster, Yewcroft, bound from the Thames to Bristol with cement, wandered off course in dense fog and grounded near Cudden Point. A few hours later, as the tide ebbed from beneath her, she broke in half.
Description from Richard…
Description from Richard…
Yewcroft Glasgow cargo ship aground Trevean cove, nr. Perranuthnoe, July 1956
The 827-ton steam coaster, Yewcroft, bound from the Thames to Bristol with cement, wandered off course in dense fog and grounded near Cudden Point. A few hours later, as the tide ebbed from beneath her, she broke in half.
Description from Richard…
Description from Richard…
Admiralty Barge aground Battery rocks Penzance. 1971
note the man tied to the end of a rope trying to reach the boat in choppy seas
Admiralty Barge aground Battery rocks Penzance. 1971
note the man tied to the end of a rope trying to reach the boat in choppy seas
Admiralty Barge aground Battery rocks Penzance, 1971
note the man tied to the end of a rope trying to reach the boat in choppy seas, now anchored to the shore
Admiralty Barge aground Battery rocks Penzance. 1971
note the man tied to the end of a rope trying to reach the boat in choppy seas rope now attached ship to shore
Penzance Sea Scouts launching new gig slipway, Penzance harbour. 1960
Showing Pier and various buildings around the harbour
Isles of Scilly, "One-man Police Force"
Horatio Nelson, the one-man police force on the Isles of Scilly. There is a print and a glass negative of this subject.
Jack Tonkin fireman, borough fire brigade
Fireman Jack Tonkin standing by Fire Engine No. 1 (FCV 637). The fire engine is equipped with a 'Proto' Breathing Apparatus box. The fire station was in Clarence Street.