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ORCH.SL.0044.jpg
Local custom, crafted by Cyril B. Orchard

M.1265.tif
Crowns Mine engine house and workings above the Sea. possibly Botallack

M.2581.tif
The cross is in the corner of Rissick Lane and the main road (A30)
The house is Bolankan House and the corner of Hayden Cottage can be seen on the left

STAT.SL.0003.TIF
Photograph of the medieval cross at Crows-an-Wra with a milestone pointing towards St Just.
The cross was moved to this position mid-C20th.
Grid reference, SW3953 2762
For further information see Historic Environment Record,…

ZWM 232.tif
Man harvesting the last of the cereal crop

Crying The Neck

ZWM 234.tif
Man Crying The Neck

Last of the harvest (traditional)

CUST 10OF 037A.tif
Holding last sheaf of corn. Cornish
Byzants on Plaque

CUST 10OF 038A.tif
Cutting last of the Corn with Sythe

CUST 10OF 037B.tif
Holding last sheaf of corn. Cornish
Byzants on Plaque

CUST 10OF 038B.tif
Cutting last of the Corn with Sythe

M.2381.tif
With Thomasine Jolly (nee Nicholls)

ZWM 207.tif
Cultivation tools assorted

FARM 8.023.tif
Typical late-afternoon scene in almost any Cornish scene in the 1920s or '30s. The machine is a cultivator, known all over Cornwall as a 'scuffler'. The height of the tines is adjustable through the handle on the driver's right.
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