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Gold nugget found Jan 1808 .

Gold nugget found Jan 1808 .

Gold nugget found Jan 1808 . Opie

Refloated but grounded again at Marazion

refloated but grounded again at Marazion

possibly a Lowestift boat later refloated

The Schooner Golden light were driven ashore at Chyandour on December 7th 1886. The Schooner was from Penzance.

Description from Richard Larn and Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The South Coast (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971), p.178.

Clarke & Co became Simpson's which extended to the Arcade left in photograph

Press Report `A Golden Harvest - This is Daffodil time in West Cornwall. Thanks to the Sunshine acres of Daffodils are now in full bloom.
Miss Clary and Miss Howells from HORT 15HG 003 - 005 are the two women

Horse and cart in lane, junction at South road

This is a photo of a newspaper clipping and lists the team members' names:
Back row: W. Hocking, F. Casey, C. Penrose, H. Jennings, B. Allen, J. Douglas, W. Wallis, F. Bryant
Front Row: G. Bennetts, J. Thomas, K. Gilbert (Capt.), G. Gilbert, B.…

Swedish Barge blown ashore after tow rope broke refloated towed to Falmouth

Barge lost its tow line and ran aground in Sennon Cove. Later towed to Falmouth

blown ashore after tow rope broke, refloated towed to Falmouth

blown ashore after tow rope broke refloated towed to Falmouth

blown ashore after tow rope broke refloated towed to Falmouth