Beach Collection

Rock, St Minver, Cornwall. June 1906
A view of Rock looking down the estuary at low tide. On the foreshore, to the left, is a bait digger with his fork and basket. To the right is a fishing boat, moored with its sails down

Fishing boat at Mullion Cove, Mullion, Cornwall. Around 1890s
Fishing boat PZ (?)24 (registered in Penzance) being dragged ashore by two men. Photographer: Unknown

View of Portreath, Cornwall. 1895
A view of Portreath village and harbour taken from the south with a boy standing by a gate in the left foreground and a steamer in the docks. Photographer: John Charles Burrow

Kynance Bay House, The Lizard, Landewednack, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of Kynance Bay House, located on the edge of Lizard village. The Victorian house was built in 1888. Photographer: Unknown

The Harbour, Cadgwith, Cornwall. 1908
A man and woman admire the visiting French ketch Nouvelle Marie, moored at Cadgwith. The ship was lost with all hands in 1909 off the coast of Glamorgan

Perranporth Railway Station, Cornwall. Around 1903
A view over Perranporth railway station. The station was the terminus of the line from 6 July 1903 until completion of the line to Newquay on 2 January 1905

Artist at Arch Rock, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Artist John Clarke Isaac Uren painting by Arch Rock with Chapel Rock (including Lion Rock) to the right. Photographer: Unknown

Coverack, St Keverne, Cornwall. 1894
A horse and cart comes up the road from the village. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Ketch Elizabeth loading cargo at Mother Iveys Bay, St Merryn, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Ketch Elizabeth loading cargo (possibly sand) at Mother Iveys Bay. The ketch is possibly the Elizabeth Couch of Barnstaple built at Bideford in 1838 or it may the Elizabeth of Burton upon Stather

The Cliffs, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Around 1920
A view north over Perranporth Beach from near Droskyn Point, with a group of three people in the foreground. Arch Rock, Retreat Rocks and Chapel Rock can be seen. Photographer: Unknown

Kynance Cove, Landewednack, Cornwall. 1925
A group of men and women bathing in the sea at Kynance. Photographer: Unknown

Pentire Point from across Hayle Bay, Polzeath, St Minver, Cornwall. Around 1930s
Pentire Point from across Hayle Bay, Polzeath with people on the tideline. Photographer: Unknown

Portscatho harbour, Gerrans, Cornwall. 1901
Portscatho harbour and residents, looking outwards towards the sea. In this photograph, the harbours breakwater is visible. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Rock, St Minver, Cornwall. Probably around 1930
A view of houses at Rock and the estuary at low tide, from Porthilly Cove. A woman is walking on the right hand side. Photographer: Unknown

Crackington Haven, Cornwall. 7th July 1913
Crackington Haven, Cornwall, looking north. Children can be seen in the rock pools and paddling in the sea. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

The Harbour, St Ives, Cornwall. 1911
In the foreground two boys are standing and talking with the harbour behind them. In the middle of the picture, with the pale coloured roof, is the Sloop Inn. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

After the Bathe, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, late 19th century / early 20th century. Portrait of a nude adolescent boy drying himself with towel

The Riots Group Committee, Newquay, Cornwall. 1897
A photograph of the Riot Committee set up to object to the building of the Headland Hotel on the site known as Fistral Meadow, taken around the time of the riots on 31st August 1897

Sennen Cove, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Artists painting on the beach at Sennen Cove. Photographer: Unknown

SS Dardare, Bude, Cornwall. 10th June 1905
The SS Dardare moored off Bude breakwater, awaiting a full tide. SS Dardare was built in Le Havre, France, in 1872 and registered in London from 1902. Photographer: T. Mitchell

Casabianca under construction, St Ives, Cornwall. 1877
The Casabianca of Shoreham, Sussex, under construction in St Ives harbour. A large pennant bearing the ships name is being flown from the main mast

The Cardiff pilot cutter No12 Baratanach on the beach at St Ives, Cornwall in 1879, the year she was built
Baratanach on the beach at St Ives with the topsail schooners Drake and John Carnall and the fishing lugger S.S.619 in the background. The pilot cutter Baratanach (ON 81779) was built in 1879

Seated men at Zawn Pyg, Nanjizal, St Levan, Cornwall. Probably 1903
View of two men on the rocks at the edge of the sea, with a close-up of the natural arch, Zawn Pyg. Nanjizal is also known as Mill Bay. Photographer: Unknown

Site of the Headland Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall. Probably 1897
A view of the site of the not yet built Headland Hotel, known as Fistral Meadow. There are several people, including a lady cyclist, probably around the time of the riots of 31st August 1897

People and tents in a field near the beach, Porthtowan, Cornwall. Around 1900
A large group of people and tents in the old field under Westcliff, near the beach. The house in the picture was later to become The Commodore, then The Unicorn public house. Photographer: Unknown

Towan Head, Newquay, Cornwall. 1900
A view of cliffs on the north side of Towan Head, looking east. The coastguard lookout, with flags flying, can be seen to the right. This is now the site of Newquay War Memorial

Road Bridge at Polzeath, St Minver, Cornwall. Late 1930s
The road bridge in the photograph, taken from the bank of the stream looking across the road to the top of the beach and over to Pentireglaze, was probably constructed in the late 1930s

Houses on Trevone Road, Trevone Bay, Padstow, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
A view of houses built on the low cliff top, including the Victorian property Santa Marina on the junction of Trevone Road with Sandy Lane. Photographer: Unknown

Arch Rock, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Around 1920
A group of three people standing on the cliffs near Arch Rock at Perranporth. Photographer: Unknown

Seated man and boat at Zawn Pyg, Nanjizal, St Levan, Cornwall. Probably 1903
View of man on rocks at the edge of the sea, with the natural arch, Zawn Pyg. Nanjizal is also known as Mill Bay. Photographer: Unknown

A natural arch in the rocks at Nanjizal, St Levan, Cornwall. 1907
The wife of one of the photographic club members stands in the arch with a waterfall in the background. Nanjizal is also known as Mill Bay. Photographer: T. Mitchell

Cathedral Caves, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Probably 1920s
A view of the cliffs and Cathedral Caves at Cottys Point, with several people. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Reen Sand Dunes, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Around 1900
On the Sand Dunes. Two children seated on the dunes overlooking the beach, with a distant view of the town, Arch Rock, Retreat Rocks, Droskyn and Chapel Rock. Photographer: William Thomas

Arch Rock and Chapel Rock, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Around 1890s
A view of Arch Rock and Chapel Rock, including Lion Rock, on Perranporth Beach with three seine boats and fishermen. A boy is standing on the right. Photographer: Frederick Ernest Argall

Godrevy lighthouse, Gwithian, Cornwall. 1895
Godrevy lighthouse and headland from the west. The lighthouse was built on Godrevy Island in 1859. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

The bathing pool at Newtrain Bay, Trevone, Padstow, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A large number of people are standing and watching around the pool. Newtrain Bay is also known as Rocky Beach. Photographer: Unknown

A group posed by the rocks at Godrevy, Gwithian, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A large group of well dressed men, women and children posed by rocks, believed to be at Godrevy. Photographer: Unknown

Church Cove, Gunwalloe, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
A view of St Winwaloe church and churchyard from the beach at Gunwalloe Church Cove. A ships mast lies on the beach in the foreground with horses and cart beyond. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Towan Head, Fistral Meadow, Newquay, Cornwall. Probably 1897
A view of the site of the not yet built Headland Hotel, known as Fistral Meadow. There are several people, including a lady cyclist, probably after the riots of 31st August 1897

Fishing boats, St Ives harbour, Cornwall. 1904
Drying sails on ships in the harbour. Ship number SS551 built in 1874 by Bryant and ship number SS81 is behind. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

The incoming tide, Porthtowan, Cornwall. Probably early to mid 1900s
A view across the beach towards the east with an incoming tide and people on the far side. Photographer: Unknown

Tobban Horse Rock, Porthtowan, Cornwall. Probably early to mid 1900s
A view of the Tobban Horse Rock (or Tobbin Rock) from the west before its partial collapse in the 1960s. Photographer: Unknown

A distant view of two Marconi wireless towers and the Poldhu Hotel, Poldhu, Mullion, Cornwall. Probably 1920s
A distant view of a two-masted arrangement of 200ft Marconi towers at Poldhu. Originally recorded as the two-masted tower installation used by Guglielmo Marconi to transmit the first transatlantic

Two fishermen dragging a cannon across the tideline at Harlyn Bay, St Merryn, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
Merope Rocks can be seen in the background. Photographer: Thomas Henry Williams

Trevose Cliffs, St Merryn, Cornwall. 1906
Trevose Cliffs and Merope Rocks in the distance. Photographer: T. Mitchell

Church Cove, Gunwalloe, Cornwall. Probably 1925
A view from Gunwalloe Church Cove looking towards the Poldhu Hotel. The masts of Guglielmo Marconis Poldhu Wireless Station can be seen

East Looe beach, Cornwall. Probably 1880s
View towards Looe Island from East Looe beach at low tide. The photograph was taken before the building of the Banjo Pier in 1896. Photographer: Surgeon Captain John Campbell

Mullion Island, Mullion Cove (Porth Mellin), Mullion, Cornwall. 12th June 1908
A view of Mullion Island from Porth Pyg cave, near the harbour. A man is seated on a rock in the foreground, looking out to sea. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

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