Cliffs Collection

Prussia Cove, St Hilary, Cornwall. 1890s
Bessys Cove, also known as Prussia Cove, showing the house of John Carter prior to its demolition in 1906. John Carter was one of Cornwalls most famous smugglers

Porthtowan, Cornwall. Probably 1940s
View across beach looking north. Eastcliffe Hall in the middle ground. Photographer: Unknown

Padstow, Cornwall. Around 1900
Waiting for the tide at Hawkers Cove. Ketch about to sail. Photographer: T.H. Williams

The four wooden Marconi wireless towers at Poldhu, Mullion, Cornwall. Before 1912
A view of the four wooden 200ft Marconi towers at Poldhu, built by early 1902, showing the guide wires and signal station buildings. View from across the beach at Poldhu

The ship, Bay of Panama, Falmouth, Cornwall. March 1891
Four masted ship, wrecked on Nare Point, Falmouth in the great blizzard of 10 March 1891. She was bound from Calcutta to Dundee with 13000 bales of jute

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

The four wooden Marconi wireless towers at Poldhu, Mullion, Cornwall. 10th June 1908
A view of the four wooden 200ft Marconi towers at Poldhu, built by early 1902, showing the guide wires and signal station buildings

Golf Course, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 6th June 1910
View from Perranporth golf course over the beach to the town. Nobels explosives works can be seen on top of the hill at Cligga Head. Two ladies and a gentleman are standing in the foreground

The Stile, Padstow, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Ladies sitting on the stile beyond north quay with the estuary behind. Looking towards Pentire. Part of the A.K. Hamilton Jenkin collection. Photographer: Unknown

Porthpean, St Austell, Cornwall. 1910
A good view of Porthpean beach looking north east on a busy summers day. The white building with the well tended garden is Porthpean House

Skopelos Sky shipwreck at Port Isaac, Cornwall. 15th December 1979
The wreck of the Greek Skopelos Sky cargo vessel which ran aground at Hells Mouth, Port Isaac in December 1979 during hurricane force winds

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

Cadgwith, Cornwall. 1897
The village and cove, viewed from inland, with the coastguards residence visible on the cliffs. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

A distant view of the four wooden Marconi wireless towers at Poldhu, Mullion
A distant view, taken from Mullion Cove, of the four wooden 200ft Marconi towers, signal station and Poldhu Hotel at Poldhu. This four mast arrangement was built by early 1902

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

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

Trevose, St Merryn, Cornwall. Dated 1906
A view of Merope Rocks at Trevose. There is a man on the beach carrying his photographic equipment. Photographer: T. Mitchell

Levant mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 1911
Distant coastal view of Levant mine. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Polurrian, Mullion, Cornwall. 1899
View of Cathedral Rock and the coast to Poldhu. Two men, thought to be part of the photographic party, are seated in the foreground. Poldhu Hotel can be seen in the distance

Polurrian Hotel, Mullion, Cornwall. 1899
A view of Cathedral Rock, Polurrian Cove, Polurrian Hotel and the coast looking north. The hotel was built in 1890 as a railway hotel to serve the now defunct Helston branch line

A Summers Day, Gurnards Head, Cornwall, David James (1853-1904)
Oil on canvas, English School, 1890. Gurnards Head is a long, narrow, headland near Treen, in the parish of Zennor, on the north coast of Cornwall

Mullion Cove (Porth Mellin), from the Island, Mullion, Cornwall. 10th June 1908
A view of Mullion Cove seen from Mullion Island with gulls on the rocks in the foreground. Mullion Cove hotel can be seen perched on the cliff above the harbour

Penhale Point and Wheal Golden, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 1901
A view of Penhale Point from Hoblyn Gorge (Hoblyn Cove). The engine house and mine buildings of Wheal Golden can be seen on top of the cliff. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Pentargon waterfall, St Juliot, near Boscastle, Cornwall. 1902
A close up view of the waterfall. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

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

Logan Rock, Treryn Dinas, Porthcurno, St Levan, Cornwall. 1898
A view of sheep on the rocks, near the Logan Rock at Treryn Dinas. Perched 30 metres above the sea, the naturally occurring piece of granite attracted tourists due to its ability to rock back

Porthcurno beach, St Levan, Cornwall. 1898
Photographers and a large baulk of timber on the beach. Treryn Dinas, the site of an Iron Age promontory fort, can be seen in the background

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

View of cove looking out to sea, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. July 1912
Boats and fishermen on the beach, including FH123 on the slipway. There are several figures in view including three boys and a dog

Beach at Portloe with six boats and fishermen working, Veryan, Cornwall. 1912
One fisherman is stowing a line and another is doing an unidentified task on the beach, perhaps gutting fish or digging for bait. A third man is sitting in one of the boats

Fishermen launching a boat at Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. July 1912
Four men are dragging fishing boat FH191 down the beach, with two small boys watching. Other boats are in view, including FH132. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Fishermen and boats on the beach at Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. 3rd July 1912
Boats on the beach include FH198, FH115 and FH191. Two fishermen are carrying furled sails and fish. A small boy is facing the camera and leaning against one of the boats

Ladies Window, Trevalga, Cornwall. June 1925
Ladies Window with a man reading under the rock arch. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Polzeath beach from the south west, St Minver, Cornwall. Around 1930
Although the photograph is titled " Across the Beach to Polzeath", it is in fact looking at Pentireglaze, now known as New Polzeath

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

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

Droskyn Point, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, 1910
Waves breaking near Droskyn Point, seen from a cave. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

The Smugglers Path, Droskyn Point, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 1903
A view of a natural arch and steps. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Estuary mouth, Polruan, Lanteglos by Fowey, Cornwall. Around 1920
A view of part of Polruan and the estuary mouth, taken from the Fowey side. Small boats and people are on the beach and in the water. Photographer: Unknown

Housel Bay, Landewednack, Cornwall. 22nd June 1908
View of Lizard lighthouse from Housel Bay with Bumble Rock and Lions Den. The lighthouse was built by Thomas Fonnereau in 1751 as a twin coal-fired light, converted to oil in 1811

View of cottages and boats on slipway, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall, 21st August 1911
A number of boats are drawn up the slipway in front of the cottages. A man can be seen sitting on the cliff above the cove. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

South west side of Polzeath, St Minver, Cornwall. Around 1930
Looking down hill on the Trebetherick Road over Polzeath beach towards Pentireglaze, now known as New Polzeath. The name change to New Polzeath was probably to reflect the housing development that

Cliffs at Porthcothan, St Merryn, Cornwall. 1907
A view along the coast, with a photographer standing on the edge of the cliff with a tripod and another man who is seated, apparently reading. Photographer: T. Mitchell

Trevose, St Merryn, Cornwall. 1906
A group of people on the sand at Mother Iveys Bay, with an approaching storm. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Lizard lighthouse, Landewednack, Cornwall. 1894
View of Lizard lighthouse from the cliffs below, with possibly a 3-masted sailing ship on the horizon. The lighthouse was built by Thomas Fonnereau in 1751 as a twin coal-fired light

Short Island, Trevalga, Cornwall. 1973
A view of Short Island and cliffs from Willapark. The Church of St Petroc, Trevalga, can be seen in the left distance with Trevalga Manor House in the centre. Photographer: Charles Woolf

Penvose Beach, Veryan, Cornwall. 1910
Unknown bathing beach with several bathers, perhaps known as Penvose bathing beach, below Penvose farm, just west of West Portholland. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Rinsey Head, Breage, from Porthcew, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
A group of adults and children on the beach rocks at Rinsey Head. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

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