Farming Gallery

Crowgey Farm, Ruan Minor, Cornwall. 1904

George and Uncle Sampson Bosustow at work harvest time. George has a sickle in his hand and is the son of Sampson. Kelly's Directory records that Sampson Bosustow was at Crowgey Farm until at least 1919 and that Frederick Bosustow had taken over by 1923. Photographer: Unknown

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Agriculture, Corn Field, Cornish, Dog, Edwardian, Farming, Lizard Peninsula

Medieval Remains at Lower Greadow Farm, Luxulyan, Cornwall. 1972

Lower Greadow Farm, showing the remains of a medieval monastery building which belonged to Tywardreath Priory. The farm is in Luxulyan Parish and the parish boundary runs close to the eastern side of the farm. According to 1888 and 1908 Ordnance Survey maps it was known as Lower Gready. Two nearby farms to the east were known as Middle Gready and Higher Gready, both of these being east of the parish boundary in Lanlivery Parish. At some time since then the word Gready has been changed to Greadow. A granite stone outside Higher Greadow Farm still reads Higher Gready Farm. A young boy looks at the photographer from the doorway of the farmhouse. An aerial view from Google Maps (2019) suggests that some of the remains have since been removed. Photographer: Charles Woolf

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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

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