Postcard. 138mm x 88mm. No stamp, postmark, address or message. Published by Photo Precision Ltd, St Albans. Sepia image of St Anthony's Gardens, Penzance. From left to right behind the gardens can be seen the Yacht Inn, the Sailor's Institute and…
Postcard. 137mm x 87mm. Postmarked Scilly, Sept 10th 1906. Addressed to JH Sandry, Goldsithney. Short note from AJH staying at Lyonesse House, St Mary's hoping 'All will go well'. Published by the Photochrom Co Ltd, London. Black and white photograph…
The 2,070-ton Busby was launched in February 1894 at Stockton as a steel screw schooner-rigged steamer for the general Indian trade of Ropner & Co of West Hartlepool. She had made only one Indian voyage when she sailed from Newport on the evening of…
A photograph of Sennen harbour, taken in September 1896, showing a number of fishermen and their boats. The round building was originally built in 1876 to house the capstan wheel that was used to winch boats up the harbour slipway.
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