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A general view of Godrevy Lighthouse from the shoreline

Built 1859 after long list of Shipwrecks on Godrevy Island & Reef ofRocks `The Stones'

Overview

Rock formation

General view of the rock formation.
With a hand stamped triangular shaped Land's End logo to the reverse of the postcard

Architecture

Ancient British torque bracelets found at Rosemorran

Gold nugget found Jan 1808 .

Gold nugget found Jan 1808 .

Gold nugget found Jan 1808 .

Gold nugget found Jan 1808 . Opie

Refloated but grounded again at Marazion

refloated but grounded again at Marazion

possibly a Lowestift boat later refloated

The Schooner Golden light were driven ashore at Chyandour on December 7th 1886. The Schooner was from Penzance.

Description from Richard Larn and Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The South Coast (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971), p.178.

Clarke & Co became Simpson's which extended to the Arcade left in photograph

Press Report `A Golden Harvest - This is Daffodil time in West Cornwall. Thanks to the Sunshine acres of Daffodils are now in full bloom.
Miss Clary and Miss Howells from HORT 15HG 003 - 005 are the two women

Horse and cart in lane, junction at South road