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Tucking the Seine Post card

Tucking a pilchard seine was when an exceptionally large catch was netted. The 'tucker' was a smaller net used to keep the bulk of the catch in the main net (centre of photograph) while the main catch was carted away. In this case, a week's work by…

Tucking a pilchard seine was when an exceptionally large catch was netted. The "tucker" was a smaller net used to keep the bulk of the catch in the main net (centre of picture) whilst the main catch was carted away. In this case a week's work by all…

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With a hand written message in ink to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Plymouth

The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro is an Anglican cathedral located in the city of Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It was built between 1880 and 1910 to a Gothic Revival design by John Loughborough Pearson on the site of the…

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Truro townscape.

Truro Railway Station with engines and carriages.

The car park at Truro County Hall, full of cars (1976).

Truro County Hall in 1976.

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Overview. Addressed to the School Secretary Mr S. J. Godchild of Marlborough College

Truro Cathedral, pictured in 1930, showing the dramatic impact of the impressive building towering above some of the town's older buildings and the nearby river. Many of the surrounding buildings have since been replaced by modern commercial…

Before Twin Towers on West Front

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Overview showing the river.
With a hand written message in pencil to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Guildford, Surrey