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Porthtowan Players performing with Marenghi organ in the background.

Unidentified fairground tractor and trailer on the road.

An Anderton & Rowland Gladiator Engine in Mowla (Redruth).

Fair organ at St Buryan Rally

An Anderton & Rowland 'Scenic' ride (left) and an 'Alpine Glide' (centre) dominate this photo of Falmouth Moor fair in the 1920s. Note the central chimney pipes from the roundabouts which took the smoke and exhaust from the steam-propelled…

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.…

The Keigwin Arms, which was originally a manor house of the Keigwin family. Jenkin Keigwin was reputably killed at entrance by invading Spanish troops during the 1595 invasion.

The Paris Hotel in Coverack. In May 1899, the New York registered 10,000-ton liner Paris went aground at Lowland Point, Coverack in May 1899. This hotel (the Devenish House) in the village carries the ships name.

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Redruth (Cornwall) Gladiator Club's 52-key Verbeeck fairground organ purchased from Pontefract, Yorkshire, in 1985 and incorporated into a rebuilt box body onto a lorry chassis by its present owners. They later toured…

Access to Mashfords Yard & Edgcumbe Arms Pub Admirals Hard Landing on Devonport side

China Clay Vessels loading at ECC Dock in Background

2 men in flares on ferry
The (new) site on Caffa Mill

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A photograph showing cliffs and sea at Cligga.

This photo shows the hand-operated capstan for hauling the boats up over the paved slope.

Historic and legendary tidal castle which dominates the coastal scene as trains approach Penzance. A national Trust property open to visitors.

A ketch typical of numerous such coastal traders seen in most English ports until ousted by the more economical diesel powered vessels in the 1930s. They carried general cargoes; coal, manures, cattle foods, chemical, etc, and regularly called on…