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Steam Driven Roundabout Riding School Birchalls
Steam-driven roundabout Riding School Birchalls.
Captain Rowlands Bioscope and Organ Moving Pics
Captain Rowland's Bioscope and Organ. Performing Lions and Moving Pictures!
Birchall's Steam Driven Grand Riding School Roundabout
Birchall's steam-driven grand riding school roundabout. Copied from a postcard dated Portscatho 15 Octob er 1905 and addressed to Mr J Cooke (?), SG Ombra (?), Marvin's Yard, Cowes, Isle of Wight:
"Dear Uncle Jack,
How would you like this outside…
"Dear Uncle Jack,
How would you like this outside…
Padstow Obby Oss Dance
Padstow 'Obby 'Oss street parade in the spring of 1983.
Padstow Obby Oss Dance Teazer
A close-up photograph of the blue 'Obby 'Oss and teazer at Padstow's 'Obby 'Oss dance, in 1982.
(two copies of this photo)
(two copies of this photo)
Furry Dance, Fashionable Midday Dance
Furry Dance. The fashionable midday dance on Flora Day. Helton, 1982.
Brass Band Returning to Guildhall
The brass band 'The Band with the Curious Tone' returning to the Guildhall in Helston on Flora Day, 1982.
The Wretched Dragon, Hal an Tow
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Repairs to Obby Oss
Is there a vet in the house? Running repairs to the 'Obby 'Oss at Padstow in 1982.
Accordian Band
An accordion band at 'Obby 'Oss in Padstow, 1982.
Decorated May Pole
The decorated May Pole at 'Obby 'Oss in Padstow, 1982.
Street Scene of Obby Oss Dance
A Padstow street scene of the Obby Oss dance with bands and the May Pole, in 1982.
Flora Day children's 10am Dance
Helston Furry Dance at Flora Day, 1982. The children's 10am dance rounds the corner into Wendron Street.
Helston Town Band Big Bass Drum
The Big Bass Drum of Helston Town Band pictured with Helston Mayor on Flora Day in 1982. Helston Town Band is divided into two sections and augmented for some of the big Dances when the numbers may tail back for a hundred yards or more.
Memorial to Sir Francis Basset Died 1835 Tehidy
The Bassett Memorial, built at the summit of Carn Brea Hill, between Camborne and Redruth, in memory of the Bassett families who owned and controlled vast mineral-recovery areas in Cornwall in the 19th century. From this vantage point, the remains of…
Top Chamber East Pool Pumping Engine
Top Chamber on the day East Pool closed in 1954. Engine built by Harveys of Hayle 1892 with a 52 ton beam or "bob". William Jelbart helped to build the engine in 1892
Levant Surface Complex before Pendeen Lighthouse
An early photograph of Levant Mine before the 1899 construction of Pendeen Lighthouse.
