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Bike Collection

Background imageBike Collection: Penny Farthing Cyclists, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992

Penny Farthing Cyclists, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992
Approaching the Bodinnick Ferry are these penny farthing cyclists en route for Plymouth to raise funds for Macmillan Nursing Charity

Background imageBike Collection: Samuel John Govier on his bicycle with his photographic box on the front, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Samuel John Govier on his bicycle with his photographic box on the front, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Samuel John Govier (1871-1967) was a pioneering photographer in the late 19th and early 20th century in Cornwall. In the early years he travelled on his bicycle or in a horse drawn van before setting

Background imageBike Collection: Samuel John Govier posed in fancy dress on his bicycle, locality unknown but somewhere in West

Samuel John Govier posed in fancy dress on his bicycle, locality unknown but somewhere in West Cornwall. Early 1900s
Samuel John Govier (1871-1967) was a pioneering photographer in the late 19th and early 20th century in Cornwall. In the early years he travelled on his bicycle or in a horse drawn van before setting

Background imageBike Collection: Bicycle (Velocipede or Boneshaker), Cornwall Works, Birmingham, England

Bicycle (Velocipede or Boneshaker), Cornwall Works, Birmingham, England
In September 1870, this velocipede was ridden by Sir Richard Tangye from Truro to Newquay, bringing the news of the Battle of Sedan to the town

Background imageBike Collection: Sponsored Cyclists, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1992

Sponsored Cyclists, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1992
Members of Fowey Weightlifting Club about to set off for John O Groats in Scotland, where two of them will cycle and walk back to Lands End in Cornwall

Background imageBike Collection: Young Farmers Club, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1992

Young Farmers Club, Fowey, Cornwall. September 1992
Members of Lostwithiel Young Farmers Club took turns on a tandem to collect money for cot death research. The riders rode from Lerryn to Fowey via Lostwithiel, St Blazey and Par

Background imageBike Collection: Motorcycle with rider, Cornwall. Around 1910s

Motorcycle with rider, Cornwall. Around 1910s
Motorcycle with rider. Licence plate A.F. 267. Unknown location and date


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