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Mounts Bay luggers aground in the Old Harbour. Many more at anchor in Gwavas Lake, in pre 1885 time, before the North and South Piers were built.
Registration numbers on vessels had the numbers listed first, followed by the PZ descriptor; this…

Foreground right is the end of the Old Pier in Newlyn. View is across to the new harbour road built in 1908, joining two parts of the village which became known as 'Uplong and Downlong'. They have just started building up the new walls supporting…

This is a copy of a postcard, but a better picture and more information can be found under the Identifier M.1595.

The tide is low and there is a large, tall schooner alongside the pier. The caption on the photo is wrong; it should read Street-an-Nowan.

This picture is before the North and South Piers were built in Newlyn Harbout.
The tide would go out much further than this shows. Fishing vessels have to anchor off in the Gwavas Lake. Catches have to be carried ashore in small punts - as seen.…

The view is across to the Tolcarne and the new North Pier.
Both the North and South Piers have been built, but no harbour road yet exists. Several tall sailing ships in view.

Wherry Town and Penzance seen in the background, before the North and South Piers were built.

The view is across to Street-an-Nowan to the fish market, the harbour offices and the Tolcarne behind. The end of the Old (Medieval) Pier can be seen in the bottom right.

Opposite the steps if the 'Lookout' building called the Custom House. You can see the long sheds of the fish market in the distance. Behind the fish market is the lower part of Newlyn known as Street-an-Nowan.
We appear to be in the era of motor and…

In the foreground is a group of small boats, ie, punts, and one sailing lugger. All these boats are in the old harbour.
In the centre top is a large group of Mount's Bay sailing luggers, all taking advantage of the new larger harbour, built between…

Looking towards the harbour road and fish market. A mixture of fishing vessels, some visitors from Fowey and St Ives judging by the registration numbers FY32 and SS84.

Before the harbour offices were built. Punts landing fish catches. Horse and donkey carts of the fish hawkers waiting to ferry away the catch. Merchant's boxes and baskets stacked on the North Pier. You can just see the stern of a punt with the name…

About half tide. Fish hawkers or jousters with donkey carts, etc, on the beach to receive fish landings from small boats. The crowd behind possibly attending fish sales. The level area was sometimes referred to as the Mackeral Market of Trowl Market.

Similar to JDC 413, looking in the opposite direction, ie, down the harbour to the South Pier in the distance. About half tide. Mount's Bay luggers alongside the North Pier. Early fish agents had their wooden sheds on the North Pier.

Location is thought to be Gwavas Quay near the Fradgan, overlooking Newlyn Harbour. Possible South Pier in the distance which was built in 1885. Note: Gwavas Quay was one of the early vantage points before the building of the North and South Piers…