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Dog, watching

PHOTO OF AN ENGRAVING DATED 1831
One of Cornwall's oldest, biggest and richest mines. Mineral recovery started on the site started in the C16 and continued until the 1920 earning many fortunes for its shareholders. Over £6 million of Copper & Tin…

Dolcoath Mine surface complex

Hazel Roberts was about 8 years older than Dolly

Dollar Rock.

Jack is wearing the Uniform of Second Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps. Soon after this photograph Jack was killed in action, First World War.

Miss West lived at the bottom of Foundry Hill, Hayle. She kept a stallion which was unusual for a woman. A 'jingle ' was a local name for a governess cart.

note the children wore sun hat and elaborate bonnet for sun protection

This is probably prior to Jack leaving to go to Boarding School age eight. Temple Grove School, Surrey. He is wearing Eton suit ,bowler hat and watch chain given by his grandfather. Dolly wears a white silk dress and white hat

Dolly and Jack are playing a war game with their model cannon,boat,train and trucks. This a rare smiling photo, they hated having to change into tidy clothes for a photograph.

see CHOWN WG 002

Mrs Chown(mother) is looking on from background bushes

Chown Collection