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Unmeshing pilchards in Newlyn Harbour.
This is a frequent scene - fishermen, pilchards and nets draped over two oars for ease of handling. Two older men may have come down to help (...just a thought) other luggers in the distance. Just visible appears to be the lighthouse on the end of a…
Group of old fishermen.
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…
Large fishing vessel landing a catch of pilchards (possibly mackerel) at North Pier, Newlyn.
The vessel looks like a visiting East Coast drifter (e.g. from Lowestoft, etc.). Some of the catch is still enmeshed in the hold and will take a while to unmesh. Onlookers are on the North Pier. The horse cart and wicker baskets help to date this…
The end of the Old (Medieval) Pier, Newlyn
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…
The foreshore near The Strand, Street-an-Nowan, Newlyn, 1880-1885.
The site of the later fish market, looking across to Newlyn town before the harbour road was built in 1908. Building on the right was the Norway Ice store before the later, much bigger Iceworks built on the same site in 1907.
Ice was originally…
Ice was originally…
Three fishermen on boat
Three fishermen sitting on folded mast on an unidentified fishing boat, a side-winder trawler.
Location thought to be Newlyn, but cannot be confirmed
Location thought to be Newlyn, but cannot be confirmed
Fisherman mending nets
A tin bath and fish basket can also be seen.
Fishmarket on Harbour St Ives
St Ives fish market on the harbour. Baskets of fish pictured.
Fisherman with giant mackerel
Fisherman with giant mackerel. Also pictured in FISH8.012
Fisherman wih giant mackerel
Fisherman with giant mackerel. Also pictured in FISH8.013.
Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, Newlyn
Modern (1980) coloured post-card of the Seamens Mission Newlyn and war memorial. 1980..
Group of Fishermen with winding gear.
Group of Fishermen with winding gear.
Fishing nets opposite the salt store on the Wharf in Mousehole
Fishing nets opposite the salt store on the wharf now Mousehole harbour car park (O N 5).