Agriculture Gallery

Two women milking cows in a field, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Late 1800s

A stereoscopic view of two women milking cows in a field in the St Just in Penwith area. Three farm buildings are in the background. It is possible that the cows being milked are Welsh Blacks. This breed of cattle is said to have been very similar to the now extinct breed, the Cornish Black, sharing the same characteristics of being smaller in size than most cattle and having white horns with black tips. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

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The Fourburrow Hunt, Tregothnan Lodge, Tresillian, Cornwall. Around 1911

The Fourburrow Hunt at Tregothnan Lodge. Mrs Brickman the master's daughter is sitting side saddle on the horse on the left, Lady Falmouth is standing in the centre and the Master, Mr Aubrey Wallis is standing behind. Tregothnan has been home to the Boscawen family since 1334. The house was rebuilt by Edward Boscawen (1787-1841), fourth Viscount and First Earl of Falmouth, near the site of an older mansion. Tregothnan has the largest historic garden in Cornwall. It is open to the public for one weekend every year. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

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Disc harrowing, Tregothnan House, St Michael Penkivel, Cornwall. 8th April 1918

Disc harrowing with a tractor, one man driving with another seated on the harrow. Tregothnan house can be seen in the background. Tregothnan has been home to the Boscawen family since 1334. The house was rebuilt by Edward Boscawen (1787-1841), fourth Viscount and First Earl of Falmouth, near the site of an older mansion. Tregothnan has the largest historic garden in Cornwall. It is open to the public for one weekend every year. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

© From the collection of the RIC