Royal Collection

RNLI lifeboat Arab I at the quay, Padstow, Cornwall. 1883-1900
The lifeboat Arab I under sail off the quay at Padstow with the railway yards in the background. The lifeboat has a full compliment of women

RNLI lifeboat Arab II at Harlyn Bay, St Merryn, Cornwall. Around 1908
The RNLI Lifeboat Arab II being towed across the sands at Harlyn Bay to be launched, followed by a mixed group of men, women and children

Boscawen Street, Truro, Cornwall. June 1911
City Hall exterior decorated with bunting for the Coronation of George V on 22nd June 1911. The water pump, fountain and drinking troughs are still in place. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

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

Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. 1900s, before 1910
The shop front of the grocery and provision shop, Family T. Rowe Grocer, at 83 Lemon Street. A member of staff wearing an apron is standing in the doorway with a customer

Wreck of the SS Fleswick at the entrance to Hayle Estuary, Cornwall. 29th January 1902
On 28th January 1902 the crew of the Hayle lifeboat E.F. Harrison rescued eleven men and a pilot from the grounded 195 ton screw steamer Fleswick which, inward bound to Hayle with coal from Neath

Royal Visit, Truro Cathedral, Truro, Cornwall. Probably 1911
Prince Edward the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VIII and Prince Albert the Duke of York, the future King George VI arriving at the cathedral on a private visit

Julia Domna Silver Denarius
Silver denarius depicting Julia Domna (193-217 AD) on the obverse, facing right, with the inscription IVLIA AVGVSTA. Julia Domna was the wife of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus (193-211AD)

Julius Caesar Copper Alloy Coin
The coin features Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) with the inscription DIVOS IVLIVS on the obverse and the inscription CAESAR DIVI F on the reverse. It measures 25 mm in diameter and is a possible forgery

Queen Anne Silver Shilling, England
The obverse depicts Queen Anne (reigned 1702-1714). The reverse features merged shields, representing the union of England and Scotland

Electrotype Greek Coin from Thurium, Southern Italy
Obverse only electrotype showing Athene wearing a crested Athenian helmet on which there is Scylla with a snaky tail and a tiny griffin on the neck guard

Pelike, Southern Italy
A fawnware pelike, painted reddish brown, with a painted representation of a female face with wings on either side, dating from around 320 BC

Roman Republic Silver Denarius
The obverse features Janus, a god with two faces, looking in opposite directions (the past and the future) surrounded by the inscription M FOVRI L F. The month of January is named after Janus

Copper Alloy Pre-decimal One Penny (1d) Coin, England
The obverse bears the youthful portrait of Queen Elizabeth II (reigned 1952-) wearing a laurel wreath in her hair. The inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F : D: + encircles the portrait

Queen Victoria Jubilee Head Silver Crown, England
The obverse of the silver crown features Queen Victorias Jubilee portrait, facing left and wearing the small diamond crown, commissioned by her in 1870

Gold Electrotype of the Juxon Medal, England
Gold electrotype copy of the Juxon medal (a gold pattern five-unite or five pound coin) by Thomas Rawlins (c.1620-1670) showing King Charles I (reigned 1625-1649)

Silver Tetradrachm, Egypt
Silver tetradrachm featuring the diademed head of Ptomely I (305-283 BC) of Egypt, facing right, on the obverse. The reverse bears a strutting eagle with wings furled, facing left

Fowey Town Crier, Fowey, Cornwall. July 1992

Red Arrows, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992
The RAF display team, the Red Arrows, perform a manoeuvre over Fowey harbour during Fowey Regatta Week. The team had performed every year since the late 1970s until safety concerns in the late 2010s

Order of the Bath (Military Class), 1869
George Frederick Stevenson Call was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in Queen Victorias 1869 Birthday Honours

Naming ceremony of Mullions first lifeboat, the Daniel J. Draper, Penzance, Cornwall. 10th September 1867
Launched on 10th September 1867 at Penzance, the boat was a gift from mostly Cornish Wesleyan Methodists in memory of the Reverend Daniel James Draper who perished in the tragic wreck of the SS

Crowd at unveiling of the Kenwyn War Memorial, junction of Kenwyn Hill and Knights Hill, Kenwyn, Truro, Cornwall
The Kenwyn War Memorial was unveiled on 27th June 1920 by the Duke of Cornwall / Prince of Wales, who would later become Edward VIII. The ceremony was attended by around 2000 people

Unveiling of the Kenwyn War Memorial at the junction of Kenwyn Hill and Knights Hill, Kenwyn, Cornwall. 27th June 1920
The Kenwyn War Memorial was unveiled on 27th June 1920 by the Duke of Cornwall / Prince of Wales, who would later become Edward VIII. The ceremony was attended by around 2000 people

Edward Prince of Wales, Boscawen Street, Truro, Cornwall. 11th June 1919
The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall (later to become King Edward VIII) with a crowd outside City Hall. During his visit to Truro

Nimrod Comet, Par, Cornwall. August 1992
An employee of Henry Orchard and Sons in the cockpit of a Nimrod Comet. The scrap metal company of Par have been helping protect the environment through sustainable recycling for over seventy years

Sponsored Float, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. June 1991

Lands End to John O Groats, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1990
Charlie Hawkins, a disabled war veteran, passes through Lostwithiel on his way from Lands End to John O Groats. He is raising money for the Royal Star and Garter Home for disabled ex-servicemen

Close-up view of the Kenwyn War Memorial at the junction of Kenwyn Hill and Knights Hill, Kenwyn, Cornwall. 1920
The Kenwyn War Memorial was unveiled on 27th June 1920 by the Duke of Cornwall / Prince of Wales, who would later become Edward VIII. The ceremony was attended by around 2000 people

H. T. P. & Company Ltd.s jubilee float advertising The Village Smithy by Geo. Drew, Princes Street, Truro, Cornwall
Horse drawn float decorated to celebrate Queen Victorias diamond jubilee. " Heres a oss, who will shoe it? Georgie Drews the man to do it

The City Hall, Boscawen Street, Truro, Cornwall. 11th June 1919
The Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) with dignitaries, including the mayor, outside the City Hall. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

River Street, Truro, Cornwall. 15th July 1903
The Prince of Wales (later George V) and the Princess of Wales (Princess Mary) travelling to the cathedral past Thomas Kendalls grocers shop at 2 River Street. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Boscawen Street, Truro, Cornwall. 1911
A view from the west to the east end of Boscawen Street probably decorated for the Coronation of George V on 22 June 1911

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