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HMS Diomedes aground in Gwavas Lake
Navy vessel on way to being scrapped
Taken from Penzance Promenade
Second vessel to left of Diomedes
Taken from Penzance Promenade
Second vessel to left of Diomedes
Woman and girl beside car
A woman and young girl, Marjorie Beckerleg and her daughter Barbara, standing beside a car with registration number BCV 170. A picnic is laid out on the ground beside them.
HMS Diomedes aground in Gwavas Lake
Navy vessel, on her way to being scrapped
Wreck of "Diana"
Etching of the wreck of the collier brig, "Diana", of Swansea.
8 of 9 crew saved, but several injured including the captain, who broke 3 ribs. One sailor cut in pieces due to heavy seas.
Reported in Illustrated London News - 17th February 1855
8 of 9 crew saved, but several injured including the captain, who broke 3 ribs. One sailor cut in pieces due to heavy seas.
Reported in Illustrated London News - 17th February 1855
Clan Malcolm, wrecked at Mulvin Rock, September 26th 1935
The 5,994-ton Clan lines steamer Clam Malcolm of Glasgow, wrecked at Green lane at 9pm on September 26th while bound from Port Natal via London to Glashow.
Dense fog cloaked the headland at the time, and the coastguards were unaware of the wreck…
Dense fog cloaked the headland at the time, and the coastguards were unaware of the wreck…
Clan Malcolm, wrecked at Mulvin Rock, September 26th 1935
The 5,994-ton Clan lines steamer Clam Malcolm of Glasgow, wrecked at Green lane at 9pm on September 26th while bound from Port Natal via London to Glashow.
Dense fog cloaked the headland at the time, and the coastguards were unaware of the wreck…
Dense fog cloaked the headland at the time, and the coastguards were unaware of the wreck…
City Street
A view looking up a city street. There are a number of people walking in the distance as well as a number of horse drawn vehicles.
School Outing
A day out for a party of young children together with three adults with them. The party are smartly dressed with a number of Boater type hats in evidence some with decoration. A young boy in the lower right hols a tennis racquet.
Family group
This image of a family group is very distorted. Adults and one young boy.
Sheep
Image of sheep with horns in open pasture.
Portrait of a woman
Woman wearing black clothing. Her outfit comprises of a rather ornate black hat, skirt and ornate lace jacket. At her throat she is wearing a Cameo brooch.
Portrait of woman.
The woman is dressed in back, her outfit comprises black skirt, waistcoat and short jacket. As an embellishment to the waistcoat a fancy watch chain is attached .
Portrait of young boy
The image shows a young boy standing. He is wearing a double breasted jacket and a hat , he is holding a walking stick.
Woman and child
The portrait shows a woman who is wearing a long black dress, sitting on a chair. The woman holds a young child who is wearing a long whit Christening robe.
Portrait of aWoman
Portrait shows woman sitting on a chair. Woman is wearing a light coloured dress with a flower arrangement on left shoulder and also what appears to be opera gloves. A white sheet behind her chair aids the photographer.
Clan Malcolm, wrecked at Mulvin Rock, September 26th 1935
The 5,994-ton Clan lines steamer Clam Malcolm of Glasgow, wrecked at Green lane at 9pm on September 26th while bound from Port Natal via London to Glashow.
Dense fog cloaked the headland at the time, and the coastguards were unaware of the wreck…
Dense fog cloaked the headland at the time, and the coastguards were unaware of the wreck…
Wreck of "Cecelia"
Ketch wrecked on rocks, Porthgwidden Beach, St Ives
Wreck of "Cecelia"
Ketch , wrecked on rocks at Porthgwidden Beach, St Ives
Wreck of "Caroline Parsons"
"Caroline Parsons" was the St Ives lifeboat, wrecked after attempted rescue of the "Alba"
Wreck of "Bessemer City" , Wrecked at October 31st 1936
The American steamer Bessemer City wrecked at Clodgy in 1936, was launched in 1921 by the Chickasaw Shipbuilding Company of Alabama for the US Steel Production Company.
She was steel screw steamer of 3,450 tons net, 5,686 tons gross, powered by…
She was steel screw steamer of 3,450 tons net, 5,686 tons gross, powered by…