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Later view of JDC 271. Building near the old bridge now rebuilt with shops below. Flooded by very high tides coming from the slipway on the right. Newlyn Bridge bus stop at the railings in foreground.

End of the railings is where the Mousehole bus from Penzance stops. All white buildings in the centre are gone. Now this is Newlyn car park, not to be confused with the other car park at St Peter's Hill, Newlyn Town. Note: the road looks as if there…

Area is the Strand, Street-an-Nowan, showing a weigh bridge far left bottom, now discontinued. Buildings left to right are part of Chigwins Grocery Shop (now the Chinese takeaway), then The Swordfish Inn (previously the Union), then the Newlyn Co-op…

The Sun Breaks Through The Morning Mist
From a Painting by Lamorna Birch
King Charles's Castle , Salcombe, Devon

Lamorna Birch at Work and Fishing

The Tea Party
This is an image of Harold Knight's painting 'The Sonnet'
(RA 1911), featuring Alfred Munnings reading a poem to Laura Knight (in pink), Florence Carter Wood(in blue), Dolly Snell (with red hair) and another.

Small Sepia image on card from the 'Royal Series' showing the Telegraph Station, Porthcurno.

Market Jew St . from the Terrace, Penzance .
Peasegoods Chemist

Simpsons Outfitters, situated on The Terrace, Penzance

biafra christmas ship

The Khyber was a Liverpool ship which wrecked with a loss of 23 lives close to Porthole Cove, south of Lands End on March 15, 1905, carrying grain from Australia to Falmouth.
Picture are John Willis, Harris and Johnson. The rest of the crew buried…

The Khyber was a Liverpool ship which wrecked with a loss of 23 lives close to Porthole Cove, south of Lands End on March 15, 1905, carrying grain from Australia to Falmouth.
Picture are John Willis, Harris and Johnson. The rest of the crew buried…

The THV 'Mermaid on duty at Seven stones Lightship.

The Tolven Stone. (Also referred to as Tolvan Stone.)
Grid reference, SW 7062 2770.
For further information see Historic Environment Record, https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO26326&resourceID=1020

The Tolven Stone. (Also referred to as Tolvan Stone.)
Grid reference, SW 7062 2770.
For further information see Historic Environment Record, https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO26326&resourceID=1020

The Tolven Stone. (Also referred to as Tolvan Stone.)
Grid reference, SW 7062 2770.
For further information see Historic Environment Record, https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO26326&resourceID=1020

Unique rock formation located at Peninnis Head, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
With a hand written message in ink to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Truro

At the time this Liberian registered Oil Tanker was the largest shipwreck known and caused an environmental disaster to the Cornish coastline with pollution from it's cargo of crude oil, the effects of which are still felt today