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The wreck of the collier Bessie, with all that remains of the wrecked Vulture in the surf beyond, Carbis Bay, LelantA view of the Bessie wrecked at Carbis Bay, broadside to the surf, with the machinery of the Vulture beyond. SS Bessie (ON 49984) was an iron three masted brigantine rigged steamer of 287 tons gross
Pentewan harbour and village, St Austell, Cornwall. Late 1800sA view of part of the harbour and the village main street. The schooner James Postlethwaite lies alongside in the harbour. A group of women and children stand outside of R.W
Wreck of the French brigantine Angele of Boulogne, Doom bar, Padstow, Cornwall. Wrecked on 13th November 1911A view of the wreck of the French brigantine Angele of Boulogne aground on Doom Bar with the hull beginning to break up. A report of the Inquest held at Minver Farm, St Enodoc
The Run Home, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, late 19th century / early 20th century. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York
Point, Devoran, Feock, Cornwall. 1857A watercolour by S.A.C.W. showing the lead smelting works at Point. Photographer: Unknown
Foundry and Harbour, Hayle, Cornwall. 1895General view over Hayle harbour from above the site of the (later) power station. St Elwyns Church can be seen on the left. To the right can be seen the Harveys Foundry complex
The ship, Bay of Panama, Falmouth, Cornwall. March 1891Four 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
Helford Creek, Helford, Cornwall. 1912The entrance to Helford creek at low tide. A topsail schooner can be seen off the estuary and Helford Passage in the distance. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
The Harbour, Cadgwith, Cornwall. 1908A 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
Quay and waterfront, Flushing, Cornwall. Early 1900sA man inspects the hull of a small sailing vessel moored at the quay at low tide. The waterfront housing is also visible. Photographer: Arthur Philp
The Hayle lifeboat New Oriental Bank (later renamed E. F. Harrison) with the wreck of the SS Escurial inSS Escurial, an iron built schooner-rigged screw steamer built by Alex Stephens of Lighthouse, Govan, for Raeburn and Verel of Glasgow in 1879, was outward bound from Cardiff, laden with 1
Henry Scott Tukes French brigantine Julie of Nantes at the Mill Dam, Falmouth, Cornwall. Around 1886The artist, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929), purchased Julie of Nantes in 1886 for use as a floating studio. It is thought that he can be seen standing at the bow of the ship
Ketch Elizabeth loading cargo at Mother Iveys Bay, St Merryn, Cornwall. Early 1900sKetch 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 three-masted French ship Socoa in Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall. 1906View of the starboard side of the three-masted French steel ship Socoa in Falmouth Harbour with tugs alongside. Note the remains of a wooden warship being broken up in the right foreground
The French three-masted barque Magatlan, Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall. May 1905The wooden three-masted French registered barque Magatlan brought to Falmouth harbour after being abandoned at sea and picked up by a British steamer
Clay jetty at Fowey Harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sView of the clay jetty showing the Great Western Railway clay wagons ready to load with the SS Hero being loaded. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
SS Dardare, Bude, Cornwall. 10th June 1905The 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
Wreck of the SS Fleswick at the entrance to Hayle Estuary, Cornwall. 29th January 1902On 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
Casabianca under construction, St Ives, Cornwall. 1877The 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 builtBaratanach 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
Belt of Beaumaris, beached at Mother Iveys Bay, Trevose Head, St Merryn, Cornwall. Probably 1906The ketch Belt of Beaumaris beached at Mother Iveys Bay. Leaving St Agnes carrying nitrocake, she hit the pier, started to take in water
Seascape with Sailing Craft, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)Oil on board, Newlyn School, 1904. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York. In 1859 the family moved to Falmouth, where his father Daniel Tuke, a physician
Henry Scott Tuke with friends, Falmouth, Cornwall. Around 1890The photograph is taken from the bar looking towards Falmouth Harbour. The artist, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929), can be seen standing in the centre of the photograph
Barque in Full Sail Dropping Her Tug, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)Oil on mahogany panel, Newlyn School, probably 1888. A three masted barque in full sail dropping her tug, off Falmouth. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York
Malpas, Cornwall. Probably early 1900sA view of Malpas, in the distance, from the Tresillian River. A number of schooners are moored off Malpas and a rowing boat " Busybody" with a man and two of children is in the foreground
Scoble and Davies Shipwrights yard, Malpas, Cornwall. Around 1900A view of Scoble and Davies shipyard at Malpas from the water. There is a ship under construction and an unidentified sailing vessel at the tideline. Photographer: Unknown
Remains of the French three-masted barque Seine at Perranporth, Cornwall. 1901The remains of the French three-masted steel barque Seine driven ashore at Perranporth in December 1900. The photograph was taken in the summer of 1901
General view of the French SS Paknam wrecked at Pendeen, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. May 1895The 700 ton cargo steamer was built in 1895 by Robert Napier, Govan. She was on her maiden voyage to Le Havre, from where she was due to go on to Tonkin in French Indo China
Wreck of the French four-masted barque Asnieres grounded at St Mawes, St Just in Roseland, Cornwall. December 1914The four-masted French barque Asnieres grounded at St Mawes in December 1914. The ship was built in Le Havre in 1902 and was 3103 tons gross
Polruan from Fowey, Lanteglos by Fowey, Cornwall. Early 1900sView across the river with unidentified vessels midstream, moored boats, boatyard, blockhouse and houses of Polruan in the distance. Photographer: Unknown
Naming ceremony of Mullions first lifeboat, the Daniel J. Draper, Penzance, Cornwall. 10th September 1867Launched 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
Wreck of the Loustic, Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth, Cornwall. January 1936The French topsail schooner Loustic, 115 tons, was built in 1903 in France. On the way from Quimper to Cardiff she was wrecked on Gyllyngvase Beach on Christmas Eve 1935 and was later sold
Seabourn Pride, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1992Fowey Town Crier, Michael Penprase, welcomes into Fowey the Norwegian cruise liner Seabourn Pride. The, mainly American, holidaymakers spent some time in the town
Two fishermen dragging a cannon across the tideline at Harlyn Bay, St Merryn, Cornwall. Probably early 1900sMerope Rocks can be seen in the background. Photographer: Thomas Henry Williams
Retreat Rocks, Perran Bay, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 1901View from Mussel Rock, Droskyn Point. The remains of the wreck of the French three-masted steel barque, Seine, which was driven ashore at Perranporth in December 1900 can be seen in the distance
Bumble Rock, Landewednack, Cornwall. 1908A view of Bumble Rock with a passing steamship on the horizon. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Old Lizard Head, Landewednack, Cornwall. 1908View of Old Lizard Head with a very distant Edith and Mitchell on the top. In the sea, to the right hand side, a steamship is just visible in the distance. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Pentreath Beach, Landewednack, Cornwall. 1899View of rocks surrounded by sea water on Pentreath Beach with waves rolling in. A steamship is visible on the horizon. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Carbis Bay viaduct, Cornwall. Early 1900sA view of the Carbis Bay Viaduct looking towards St Ives. Photographer: Canon Henry Holroyd Mills
Plane being brought into Falmouth docks, Cornwall. 28th May 1919The remains of Mr Hawker and Commander Grieves Sopwith Rolls Royce Biplane, which crashed during an attempt at the first non stop transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to the UK
Unidentified topsail schooner underway leaving St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sUnidentified topsail schooner underway leaving St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Seen from Smeatons Pier, with the church in background. Photographer: Unknown
Boscastle harbour, Cornwall. 1902The schooner " Lively" of Bideford at the south quay, Boscastle. View taken from the north side above the harbour. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
St Ives harbour, Cornwall. 1903A crowd of men, women and children on the beach, attending the fish sale. SS 514 and other fishing boats can be seen in the harbour. The ketch PEARL, built in 1849, is on the right. 1903