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Photograph of the vessel "Earl of Arran", beached on St. Martins, Isles of Scilly. The vessel was operated as a passenger vessel by the West Cornwall Steam Ship Company from 1871-1872 and was wrecked on Nornour on 16th July 1872. Nornour lies to…

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Photograph of Mousehole Harbour showing Mount Bay Luggers drying nets and sails

A view of St Mary's Harbour on the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall.
At the bottom left hand corner of the photograph you can see F & Co (probably Francis Frith & Co.)

Sections of rails with plaque saying: "Rails and sleepers which formed a portion of the original track over which Trevithick's first railway engine ran on February 12th 1804 from Penydarren to Abercynon - 9 miles "
Other plaques say WC1836 and Ivor…

Photo of crowds at Trevithick statue outside Camborne library

illustration on page from a book

Two photographs showing unknown valleys in the Pennine Range, The Pennines extend southward from Northumberland into Derbyshire in Northern England.

Photo from printed publication

Page from The Cornish Giant with illustration of Trevithick memorial tablet

page from book with illustration

View of Torquay. Information at the the bottom of the photograph states Rock Walk, Torquay , followed by the number 8106 and the initials J.V.