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Wreck of "Liberty" Breechers buoy being used
West African steamer, driven ashore by 90 mph gale at Pendeen Watch, near Land's End. Crew saved
Photograph of two images on white background.
Photograph of two images on white background.
Wreck of "Mina Cantaquin"
Spanish coaster wrecked at Black Head Rock later drifted to Lowland Point, near Coverack, The Lizard
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The Spanish ship ran aground on the Cornish coast. The ship began…
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The Spanish ship ran aground on the Cornish coast. The ship began…
Wreck of "Mina Cantaquin"
Group of men watching Spanish coaster ,wrecked at Black Head Rock later drifted to Lowland Point, near Coverack, The Lizard.
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The Spanish ship ran aground on the…
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The Spanish ship ran aground on the…
Wreck "Mina Cantaquin"
Group of men on shore watching Spanish coaster, wrecked at Black Head Rock later drifted to Lowland Point, near Coverack, The Lizard.
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The Spanish ship ran aground on…
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The Spanish ship ran aground on…
Wreck of"Mina Cantiquin"
Group of men watching wreck of Spanish coaster wrecked at Black Head Rock later drifted to Lowland Point, near Coverack, The Lizard
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The Spanish ship ran aground on the…
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The Spanish ship ran aground on the…
Jubilee Pool
Opening ceremony
'Yewcroft' Shipwreck, 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…
Wreck of "Mina Cantiquin"
Group of men, including two policemen, watching wreck of Spanish coaster wrecked at Black Head Rock later drifted to Lowland Point, near Coverack, The Lizard
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The…
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The…
Wreck of "Mina Cantiquin"
Group of men, including two policemen, watching wreck of Spanish coaster wrecked at Black Head Rock later drifted to Lowland Point, near Coverack, The Lizard
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The…
According to Spanish newspaper report (6th November 1951 - Google translation) " The…
Omer Denise, wrecked at Coverack, September 19th 1931
The Belgian motor trawler Omer Denise went ashore on the opposite side of the Coverack Bay, at Perprean Cove. She was found next morning, stern first on the rocks, abandoned but with her engine still running. She broke up where she lay and her crew…
Wreck of "Ornais II"
Caption on image " Wreck of SS Ornais II ashore at Perran"
Wreck of "Paris", at Coverack on 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.…
Wreck of "Paris", 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.…
Double image Penzance Harbour and Early Motor Car
Top image Nets drying in Penzance Harbour
Bottom Image catalogued as "Union Hotel, 1st Motor Car in Penzance"
Bottom Image catalogued as "Union Hotel, 1st Motor Car in Penzance"
Woman sitting on stone steps
Woman posing on stone steps, wearing very full dark skirt and high heeled shoes
Woman standing by stone wall on beach
Woman posing wearing swimsuit, holding onto a metal ladder rung
Lady on Long Rock beach
Lady posing in swimsuit on Long Rock beach, with St. Michael's Mount in the background.
Two women beside a car
Two women standing beside a car. The woman on the left has her arm in a sling.