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Jubilee Procession in a Cornish Village, A. G. Sherwood Hunter (1846-1919)Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, June 1897. This painting is a wonderful record of a lantern procession held to commemorate Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee in 1897
View of ships at Porth taken from Glendorgal, St Columb Minor, Cornwall. 1890sTwo ships in the bay at Porth. The wall in the centre of the photograph was protecting the old shipyard used for building vessels, not for trading. The bridge to Porth Island can also be seen
Harbour, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860-1870sView over the south harbour wall with boats at low tide. A steamer (or schooner) can be seen beyond Chapel Rock, also known as Peak Rock
Polruan, Lanteglos by Fowey Cornwall. 1904This view of Polruan was taken from the window of Fowey Hotel and shows the village on the hillside with the Fowey Estuary in the foreground. A small sailing boat is amongst the vessels on the river
Fowey harbour, Cornwall. 1914A view from Fowey Town Quay looking across the harbour to Bodinnick. The SS Alexy is moored just below Bodinnick. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Fishing boat at Mullion Cove, Mullion, Cornwall. Around 1890sFishing boat PZ (?)24 (registered in Penzance) being dragged ashore by two men. Photographer: Unknown
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
East Looe Quay, Looe, Cornwall. Around 1930View along the quay with the van belonging to Fish and Ice Merchant, Edward Middleton. A man is walking with three children and carrying a fourth child. Another man is further ahead in the distance
The Quay, Penryn, Cornwall. 1904Penryn Quay with the ketch Hobah alongside the granite works quay in the middle distance. This vessel was built at Mylor and owned in Penryn. An unidentified schooner unloads in the foreground
Calstock viaduct, Cornwall. After 2nd March 1908The Calstock viaduct and quay with lift. The Viaduct was completed on 2nd March 1908. Photographer: Unknown
Coasters in the harbour, Newquay, Cornwall. Late 1800sCoasters in the harbour. Vixen of Fowey is pictured on the left, probably Hetty on the right at the central jetty
Fishing, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sTucking 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
Harbour, Boscastle, Cornwall. Possibly 1902The schooner " Lively" of Bideford alongside the quay, unloading coal. 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
Coverack harbour, Coverack, St Keverne, Cornwall. Late 1800sThe harbour at low tide with a two masted schooner alongside the harbour wall. Photographer: Unknown
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
Coverack, St Keverne, Cornwall. 1894A horse and cart comes up the road from the village. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
East Looe, Cornwall. Probably 1870sView over East Looe and quay from North Road, probably taken in the 1870s due to the absence of the Guildhall building. Loading gantry and shipping with what appears to mounds of (possibly)
Quay Hill, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900sView from the top of Quay Hill down to the harbour. Women in aprons stand in the street, children walk up the hill. Two cart and horses in the background. Photographer: Unknown
View across the beach to Porthallow, St Keverne, Cornwall, 2nd July 1912View across the beach, showing boats and village behind, rocks in the foreground. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
The outer harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. Around 1920s or early 1930sShipping in the outer harbour at Mevagissey with the Fal pleasure steamer Victor alongside lighthouse quay. Victor was in use between 1898 and 1934
Larch Cottages, Helford, Cornwall. Early 1900sA view of the east side of the village at low tide from across the creek. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Falmouth Railway Station, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900sA view of the platform at Falmouth Railway Station with a train in, looking towards the harbour and the town. Photographer: Unknown
The harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 1900sA view of the harbour showing a number of different fishing and general purpose vessels, including PZ210, PZ162, PZ323, PZ564. Photographer: Canon Henry Holroyd Mills
West Quay Road, Looe, Cornwall. Early 1900sView north west from East Looe quay towards West Looe Quay Road. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Ships in a Harbour, Eugene Boudin (1824-1898)Oil on panel, French School, 19th century. Eugene Louis Boudin was one of the first French landscape painters to paint outdoors
Timber Barque off Pendennis, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, 1897. 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
Green Waters, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, late 19th / early 20th century. A man sculling in a small boat. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York
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
Fishing fleet in the Hayle Estuary, Lelant, Cornwall. Early 1900sView of the fishing fleet, under full sail, leaving the Hayle Estuary at high tide. Some vessels are using their large oars or sweeps to move the boat away from the shore to catch the wind
Pilchard seining, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sPanoramic view of pilchards being gathered by the seining method and then tucked into nets off Porthminster. Photographer: Probably Edward Ashton
The Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 1898A Two masted lugger PZ 207under sail entering Newlyn harbour. Five crew members are visible on the deck. Another lugger hidden by the sail also enters the harbour ahead of PZ 207
East Looe beach, Looe, Cornwall. 1904Children paddling on East Looe beach, with Looe in the background. Photographer: T. Mitchell
Padstow Harbour, Cornwall. Around 1930sAerial view over Padstow harbour
Prussia Cove looking seaward, St Hilary, Cornwall. Around 1925Prussia Cove is named after a smuggler, John Carter, who referred to himself as the King of Prussia. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots
Beach scene, East Looe, Cornwall. 1904The beach crowded with children paddling, playing and exploring, with a view of East Looe in the background including the lifeboat station. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Trelease farm looking across the River Fal to Tolverne, Kea, Cornwall. After 1907View of the river with the pleasure boat, Princess Victoria. The Princess Victoria was a twin screw Thomas steamer built in 1907 for the River Fal Steamship Company (1906-1942)
Malpas regatta, Cornwall. Early 1900sA view of the river at Malpas with a gig, yachts, rowing boats and other small craft full of passengers during the regatta. Photographer: Unknown
The Water side, Flushing, Cornwall. 1912Flushings waterfront housing and the boats nearby. Three older men watch the photographer from a bench. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
View from Looe Bridge across the river estuary, showing part of the Liskeard to Looe branch railway lineSmall craft moored in the river; loaded trucks on the railway line across the river. Photographer: Surgeon Captain John Campbell
Lamorna Cove, St Buryan, Cornwall. 1898Lamorna Cove showing two cottages looking seaward with two boats in the bay. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Looe, Cornwall. 1904General view of the river and quays from East Looe towards West Looe Quay Road. A man sits on a bollard admiring the view. In the foreground a rowing boat called Florrie is tied up
The Harbour, St Ives, Cornwall. 1911In 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
Sunny Corner, Truro River, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900sView up river to Sunny Corner. There is an unidentified pleasure steamer on the left, which could be Queen of the Fal or maybe Roseland. Photographer: Unknown
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 schooner Atlas on the beach in the harbour at low tide, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904The boat seen on the left bears the registration SS.118. The Atlas was built in 1840 in Wexford, Ireland. In 1902 she was owned by John Tregarthen Short, a coal merchant of St Ives
Bodinnick, Lanteglos by Fowey, Cornwall. 1925A view of Bodinnick from the river. The Old Ferry Inn is located on its bank and to the right hand side is Ferryside, the home of Daphne du Maurier who wrote many novels while living there
Polruan, Lanteglos by Fowey, Cornwall. Around 1912A view of Polruan from Fowey, showing the village on the hillside with the Fowey Estuary in the foreground. Yachts and small sailing boats can be seen on the river