Cove Collection

Village street in Port Gaverne, St Endellion Cornwall. 1906
View between houses to the beach. Two ladies are in the doorway of one of the houses, looking out to sea. Bathing huts can be seen on the beach and a person in a bathing suit is in the water

General view of Port Gaverne from the Port Isaac road, St Endellion, Cornwall. 1906
A view downhill to the beach and village with boats hauled up on to the beach. Bathing huts can also be seen. Port Gaverne was once a busy port used to export slate from the nearby Delabole slate

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 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

Bill Harvey mending a lobster pot, Porthgwarra, Cornwall. 1903
Bill Harvey mending a large lobster pot. He is standing on rocks in front of the tunnel entrance with skate hanging in the tunnel. Bill was aged 58 when the photograph was taken

Bill Harvey with his fishing boat, Alpha, Porthgwarra, Cornwall. 1903
Bill Harvey standing on the beach by his fishing boat, Alpha. Other named boats are Nellie, Lady Smith, Fly and General French. Bill was aged 58 when the photograph was taken

View from the cliff over the slipway and cottages behind, Porthgwarra, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of fishing boats out of the water near the top of the slipway. The cottages can be seen behind, surrounded by small enclosed fields

Lamorna Cove, St Buryan, Cornwall. 1898
Lamorna Cove showing two cottages looking seaward with two boats in the bay. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

The east side of Polzeath beach, St Minver, Cornwall. 1907
Pentire Point from the area of Polzeath beach marked on the 1908 Ordnance Survey maps as Crockett Haven. There are two people paddling in the sea and a number of people on the rocks above

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

Porthluney beach, St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall. 1909
A man in a hat and overcoat (possibly photographer, Herbert Hughes) is standing on the beach by the stream looking across to the rocks. The photograph is titled Napolean on Porthluney Beach

Millook Haven, Poundstock, Cornwall. 1905
A view of the beach at Millook Haven showing the contorted strata in the cliffs. There is a man standing in the left foreground

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

Fishing boats, Porthgwarra, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Six fishermen in their boats, including 255PZ and 494PZ, afloat off the slipway. A seventh boat sits unmanned, further out from the cove. Photographer: Possibly Herbert Hughes

Nanjulian Beach / Nanquidno Beach, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
General view of the raised beach at Nanjulian, also known as Nanquidno, looking towards Lands End. The raised beach lies on a wave cut platform which is about 3-4 metres above current high tides

View down slipway to boats and cliff beyond, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. 21st August 1911
A large number of boats are drawn up on the slipway, including FH128. Cottages on the cliffs can be seen above the cove. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Cottages, Port Quin, St Endellion, Cornwall. 1969
View of cottages to the north side of the beach with the harbour wall to the front. Port Quin was once a busy fishing port

Port Quin, St Endellion, Cornwall. 1906
View of the beach at Port Quin with a cottage behind on the cliff. There are two boys dressed in striped bathing costumes and boots sitting on the wall on the left

The cove and Rumps Point, Port Quin, St Endellion, Cornwall. 1906
View of the cove at Port Quin and Doyden castle with the Rumps in the distance. Doyden Castle looks more like a castellated folly than a proper castle

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

Beach at low tide, Port Gaverne, St Endellion, Cornwall. 1906
Boats, a horse and cart and two men with picks can be seen on the beach. Port Gaverne was once a busy port used to export slate from the nearby Delabole slate quarry

Looking up the slipway to the capstan, Porthgwarra, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of fishing boats on the slipway looking towards the capstan in working order. The semi-natural caves can be seen to the right. Photographer: Possibly Herbert Hughes

Two fishermen standing in their boat offshore, Porthgwarra, Cornwall. 1898
Two fishermen in their boat, 255PZ, with a sail up. Other boats, including 261PZ, 420PZ, 494PZ, 540PZ, 546PZ, 606PZ, are chained together in the sea. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Teresa Mallett on cottage steps carrying a wooden barrel pail. Port Gaverne, St Endellion, Cornwall. 1906
Teresa Mallett is standing at the foot of the steps of a cottage, carrying a wooden barrel pail. Port Gaverne was once a busy port used to export slate from the nearby Delabole slate quarry

Port Gaverne, St Endellion, Cornwall. 1973
Village from the seaward side with parked cars on the road and boats on the beach. Port Gaverne was once a busy port used to export slate from the nearby Delabole slate quarry

The cove and bay with crab and lobster pots, Porthgwarra, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of a man leaning on a boat, surrounded by crab and lobster pots, looking out at the fishing boats in the bay at low tide. Photographer: William Thomas

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