St Ives Collection (#2)

St Ives town and harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Panoramic view over part of St Ives town and harbour, towards the Island, from the church tower, early 1900s. Photographer: Probably Edward Ashton

Maid Bestys Cellar, Porthmeor, St Ives, Cornwall. 1871
Bulking or packing pilchards at Maid Bestys Cellar at Porthmeor. Photographer: Unknown

The West Pier, St Ives, Cornwall. 1920s
Fishermen with crab pots and lines on the West Pier in St Ives. In the background a motor vehicle can be seen with the plate CV6420

Harbour beach, St Ives, Cornwall. 1900s
Harbour beach seen from Smeatons Pier, with a fish jousters horse and cart in the centre, and the wooden Great Western Railway office in the background, on the wharf before the road was built

The Harbour beach, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of harbour beach looking towards Pedn Olva. One man works on a wooden mast while a group of men and boys look on. In the background boats can be seen moored in the harbour

Pilchard seining, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Panoramic view of pilchards being gathered by the seining method and then tucked into nets. Porthminster and St Ives can be seen in the background. Photographer: Probably Edward Ashton

St Ives, Cornwall. 1911
A man, thought to be the Photographer: John Charles Burrow, examining a granite outcrop at either Trencrom or Zennor. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

St Ives, Cornwall. 1911
Two men standing by giant boulders at either Trencrom or Zennor. The Photographer: John Charles Burrow is thought to be on the left. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

The Harbour, St Ives, Cornwall. 1911
In the foreground two boys are standing and talking with the harbour behind them. In the middle of the picture, with the pale coloured roof, is the Sloop Inn. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

The Wharf, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The Wharf as seen from Smeatons Pier. Quicks Sail Loft can be seen centre left and, to the right of that, with a cloth covering its window, is a shop called " Laity"

Virgin Street, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904
A man, carrying a bundle of sticks, walking up Virgin Street with two women standing in doorways watching. Photographer: John Charles Burrow

St Ias Well, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A group of four people filling buckets by a well. Probably St Ias Well at the foot of Porthmeor Hill. St Ia was supposedly an Irish Princess who brought Christianity to the area in about AD 500

Pednolva Walk, St Ives, Cornwall. About 1900
A group of people standing and looking out to sea, thought to be on the corner of St Andrews Street. A woman is looking through a telescope which is resting on the shoulder of the man standing in

Fish Street, St Ives, Cornwall. 1903
Old doorway in a street close to the Sloop Inn. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

The Digey, St Ives, Cornwall. 1900
A young woman stands at the bottom of steps to a cottage with a child in her arms. Photographer: Unknown

Bark House, St Ives, Cornwall. 1880s
The Bark House, used for treating rope and nets, backing on to Burrow Road, with fishermen and a group of boys. Photographer: Edward Ashton

Back Road, St Ives, Cornwall. Probably 1899
A view of Back Road, with Ann Clarkes house on the left. Poster for carnival & regatta dated Monday 21st August 1899 posted on a wooden door below a woman

Back Road East, St Ives, Cornwall. 1911
View of cottages. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Pichard drivers at St Ives, Cornwall County Fisheries Exhibition, Truro, Cornwall. July to August 1893
Two pilchard drivers under sail heading out to sea. The front boat is registered in St Ives and numbered SS516. The main exhibition site was a field at the top of Lemon Street, Truro

Pilchard fishing, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Fishermen Tucking pilchards. Filling sein boats with fish using baskets. Photographer: Unknown

Fishing, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Tucking pilchards off St Ives. Close up of fish and fishermen. Group of onlookers in the background. This picture was used by A.K. Hamilton in the book Cornwall and its People. Photographer: Unknown

View from Porthminster beach to St Ives, Cornwall. 1903
View from Porthminster beach looking towards St Ives railway station on the left of the picture and the harbour in the distance

Knill Monument, St Ives, Cornwall. About 1920
The " Knill Ceremony", showing the crowd and the monument. John Knill was born in Callington on 1st January 1733 and worked as a collector of Customs in St Ives between 1762 and 1782

Knill Monument, St Ives, Cornwall. About 1920
The " Knill Ceremony", showing little girls standing at the base of the monument and a general crowd scene. John Knill was born in Callington on 1st January 1733

Knill Monument, St Ives, Cornwall. About 1920
The " Knill Ceremony", showing little girls seated at the base of the monument together with two older ladies. John Knill was born in Callington on 1st January 1733

Fishing boats, St Ives, Cornwall. 1870s
Beach and harbour scene in the 1870s, with boat SS502 " Prince" (broken up in 1911) and others in the harbour, together with a group of children on the beach. Photographer: Edward Ashton

Unloading fish from a boat into a horse and cart, St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The bow of the topsail schooner Atlas can be seen behind the Cornish gig type rowing boats. Also in the background the bow of a sailing vessel that could be the Mary and Elizabeth

St Ives harbour Cornwall. Early 1900s
Fishing vessels in the harbour at low tide, looking towards west pier. Fishing vessels SS17, SS635, SS592 can be seen in the picture. Photographer: Unknown

St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Unloading fish in the harbour into jouster d horse and cart. Fishing vessels can be seen in the background, SS 530 Lidger, built 1873. SS 472 T B, built 1871, broken up 1917

View along Smeatons Pier towards the town, St Ives, Cornwall. Around 1900
View along Smeatons Pier towards the town, St Ives, Cornwall. Masts of fishing boats along the edge of the pier on the left. Fishing nets piled on the ground and lobster pots stacked on the right

Unidentified ketch moored at West Pier, St Ives Harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Unidentified ketch moored at West Pier, St Ives Harbour, Cornwall. Fishing fleet at anchor in the background. Photographer: Canon Henry Holroyd Mills

Unidentified topsail schooner underway leaving St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Unidentified topsail schooner underway leaving St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Seen from Smeatons Pier, with the church in background. Photographer: Unknown

Fishing boats and schooners beached in St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Fishing boats and schooners beached in St Ives harbour, Cornwall. One of the three schooners seen at the edge of the water, the St Ives topsail schooner, Susan Elizabeth

Three schooners beached in St Ives Harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Three schooners beached in St Ives Harbour, Cornwall. The St Ives topsail schooner, Susan Elizabeth, seen on the right was wrecked at Porthminster Beach on 17 October 1907

Smeatons Pier, St Ives, Cornwall. 1903
Fishermen splicing ropes on Smeatons Pier, St Ives. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Smeatons Pier, St Ives, Cornwall. 1903
Fish salesman busy. Boats being hauled onto the beach in St Ives harbour. SS 568 in foreground. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Sloop Inn, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904
Packing fish on the quayside opposite the Sloop Inn. Photographer: John Charles Burrow

Foreshore, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Fishing fleet and open boats seen from the foreshore. Photographer: Probably Herbert Hughes

St Ives harbour, Cornwall. 1911
Harbour looking seaward at low tide with fishing boats and fishermen on tideline. Smeatons pier to the left. There is a steam ship amongst the fishing boats just outside the harbour wall

Unloading fish in St Ives harbour, Cornwall. 1903
Fishermen unloading fish into a horse and cart, watched by a group of boys on the beach. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

St Ives harbour, Cornwall. 1903
A 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

Fishing boats in harbour, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904
Fishing boats beached in the harbour at low tide, including SS100. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Fisherman in a small boat in the harbour at full tide, dipping a circular net from a gaff rig. Photographer: Unknown

St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Seven fishing luggers, including 515 SS and 547 SS, with three fishermen loading baskets of fish onto a clinker built rowing boat in St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Photographer: John Christian Douglas

Fishing boats in the harbour, St Ives, Cornwall. 1903
Fishing boat " Arethusa", number SS439, in harbour with other boats. She was built in 1871 by William Paynter. " Perseverance" is to the right. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Fishing boats, St Ives, Cornwall. 1903
Fishing boat Rebecca number SS598 entering harbour under full sail. She was built in 1885. Photographer: Herbert. Hughes

View over Porthminster towards the harbour, St Ives, Cornwall. 1900s
General view over Porthminster Point towards the harbour, showing location of the station approach, but does not include the railway

Playing croquet below Trelyon Avenue, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Two ladies playing croquet on a lawn with a man watching. The croquet lawn is situated below Trelyon Avenue. The railway line can be seen below, with the harbour in the distance

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