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Surfers on the beach, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Probably June 1922Two young men and three young ladies posed with surf boards on the beach at Perranporth. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Wrestling match advertisement, Bolingey, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 15th May 1839A poster advertising a wrestling match taking place at Bolingey, Perranzabuloe, on Whit Tuesday, 21st May 1839. The prizes are listed as
William Matthews, champion Cornish wrestler. 1911William Matthews, champion wrestler (left) with an unknown man, thought perhaps to be Dave Emmett. Nicknamed Piper, Matthews is wearing the presentation belt he won in 1911
Captain Tom Gundry, champion Cornish wrestler. Probably early 1880sA studio portrait photograph of the champion Cornish wrestler, Thomas Gundry, wearing a wrestling jacket and two championship sashes
Cornish wrestling group, Randfontein, Transvaal, South Africa. Around 1900Cornish wrestlers, officials, trophies and prizes pictured outside what appears to be the Transvaal miners sports clubhouse
Rugby in the Mud, Lerryn, St Veep, Cornwall. March 1993
Bowling Club, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1988Members of the victorious Lostwithiel Bowling Club team are pictured with the Kenyon Cup, which they won for the first time in their 62 year history
James Polkinghorne, the Cornish Wrestler, Artist UnknownOil on canvas, English School, 19th century. In the 15th century, wrestling was the national sport of Cornwall and historical sources have written that, at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415
Football team, Probus, Cornwall. Around 1930A view of the Probus football team, taken around 1930. The donors grandfather, Leslie George Champion is thought to be in the photograph. Photographer: Possibly Opie Ltd of Redruth
Cricket match, Trewinnard Court pitch, Truro Cathedral School, Truro, Cornwall. 5th June 1915Coin toss at a cricket match at the Trewinnard Court pitch between Truro Cathedral School 1st Eleven and Truro High School for Girls. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Cornish wrestlers, wood block print. 1820-1830Cornish wrestlers from a wood block found in a printing office at Liskeard. It was used as a heading for posters and probably dates from around 1820-1830
Westmoreland and Cornish wrestlers, engraving. 1851Engraving " Old English Sports at Saville House Leicester Square". The top picture shows " Westmoreland Wrestling
Boxing team, Truro Cathedral School, Truro, Cornwall. 20th February 1925Truro Cathedral School boxing team of six boys. The team were semi-finalists in the South of England zone. They lost to Middlesex at Chelsea Barracks
The Cock Pit, The Leats, Truro, Cornwall. Before 1880sA view of the Cock Pit at the east end of The Leats, prior to its demolition in about the 1880s. Photographer: Unknown
Rugby Team, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1993To celebrate the Lankelly-Fowey Rugby clubs 25th anniversary, the team played against a Cornish Presidents XV. Played in atrocious conditions
Truro Cathedral School, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1922A group of schoolboys, probably the cricket team, posing on the steps outside the doorway. The foundation stone of the school was laid on 21st October 1908
Bowls Champions, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1993Andrew Barron and Vera Trenwith, winners in the Mixed Pairs category of the Cornish Bowls Finals, held in Looe. The pair play for the Fowey Bowling Club which was founded in 1925
Lostwithiel Under 14 Football Team, Cornwall. February 1992The Lostwithiel Under 14 Football Team in their new kit sponsored by MPL Cars, a newly formed business in the town. The team plays in the Bodmin and District League
St Day Football Club, Cornwall. Around 1916Team photograph of St Day Football Club. Photographer: Samuel John Govier
Football Team Reunion, Fowey, Cornwall. October 1992The Mayor and Mayoress of Fowey were present at a reunion of players from the football club of 1952. Although many of them still live locally in Cornwall
Football Team, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1992Lostwithiel Football Clubs new strip, sponsored by the Earl of Chatham pub, with balls sponsored by the Globe Inn. Back row, from left to right: Nick Coon, Jock, Andy Annear, Dave Swiggs
Tennis courts at Carbis Bay Hotel, Lelant, near St Ives, Cornwall. Probably 1925Three ladies playing tennis on a grass court wearing clothes of the period. The sea and coastline is visible in the background. Photographer: Unknown
Lostwithiel CP School football team, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. February 1990Lostwithiel CP School football team in their new kit, sponsored by Dairy Crest. Back row: Chris Fredricks, Keiron Piper, Simon May, Justin Knight, Rory Jone, Gareth Hambley, James Foster
Cricket team, Truro Cathedral School, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1910Truro Cathedral School cricket team. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Rotarians from India visiting Lostwithiel, Cornwall. March 1993Four overseas visitors from Southern India on an International Rotary Club study exchange were treated to dinner by their counterparts of the Rotary Club of Lostwithiel
Wrestling match, Padstow, Cornwall. Around 1910A crowd watching a Cornish wrestling match at Padstow. Photographer: Unknown