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HS Tuke at work on his Steam Laundry

The wreck of the SS Clan Malcolm off Lizard Point in Cornwall is of particular interest to me because my grandfather Captain Lawrance Wilfrid Gibbins went on board her when he was a junior officer with the Clan Line in the 1920s. Launched in November…

Lamorna Birch and Arthur Tanner at Swanpool.

'Afternoon Tea' Harold Knight

Four fishermen who tragically lost their lives when their boat floundered onto rocks off Cornwall have been remembered by the descendants of those who tried to save them. Valentin-Henri Maertens, Alfonsus-Augustus Huisseune, Emilius-Julianus Dewaele…

Harold Knight at work in his studio

Wreck of Tay Craig
Nine sailors were saved on a stormy day when a steamer floundered on rocks just off Penzance. It was exactly 87 years ago, in the early hours of the morning that the Taycraig, a Cornish owned but London registered steamer came a…

American Steamer, Crew of 33 and the ships cat all saved

Greetings from the Garstin Family Xmas 1904

Interior shot of a black bird, possibly a young crow or chough.
Slightly out of focus

Interior image of a bird, possibly juvenile crow or other black bird.
Bird standing on a box, head is out of focus.

The image says Brook Cottage underneath.

Pond with swan family with 3 cygnets, bullrushes to the fore and fields in background

Surname possibly spelled Paton

Swan and two cygnets by river or pond, image taken through trees.

Black bird in profile, possibly a young crow or chough.

Image of family of swans and cygnets taken through trees

Image of stream taken through trees

Woman in bomber-style jacket. Background of rocks, possibly a beach or tor.
Subject is in several other photographs donated by Mr Chitson.