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Background imageFlowers Collection: The Tea Table, Harold Harvey (1874-1941)

The Tea Table, Harold Harvey (1874-1941)
Oil painting on canvas, Newlyn School, 1920. The painting shows a mealtime scene around the kitchen table. A traditional Cornish range is pictured in the background

Background imageFlowers Collection: Women picking daffodils, River Fal, Cornwall. Around 1920s

Women picking daffodils, River Fal, Cornwall. Around 1920s
Five women picking daffodils, standing with bunches. Probably on the River Fal, with a laid-up ship on the water in the background. Photographer: Unknown

Background imageFlowers Collection: Fowey Regatta Queen, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992

Fowey Regatta Queen, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992
After a wait of 53 years, the uncrowned carnival queen of Fowey, Winifred Finding, finally had her day. She was chosen as queen in 1939 but missed out on her crowning when war broke out

Background imageFlowers Collection: William and Ada Gill, Comprigney House, Truro, Cornwall. Before 1916

William and Ada Gill, Comprigney House, Truro, Cornwall. Before 1916
Portrait of Major Arthur William Gills parents, William Nicholas Gill and Ada Gill (nee Branwell), sitting in the garden at the front of Comprigney House. William Nicholas Gill died in 1916

Background imageFlowers Collection: A view of the living room in Samuel John Goviers house, Chacewater, Cornwall. Early 1900s

A view of the living room in Samuel John Goviers house, Chacewater, 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 imageFlowers Collection: Grampound Show, Grampound, Cornwall. 7th May 1914

Grampound Show, Grampound, Cornwall. 7th May 1914
A horse and rider taking a fall over a Cornish hedge whilst competing in the point to point. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageFlowers Collection: Girl with Arum lilies, Bryher, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall. 1910s

Girl with Arum lilies, Bryher, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall. 1910s
Young woman with a large bunch of Arum lilies, standing in front of a wall. Photographer: Unknown

Background imageFlowers Collection: Christmas lights, Royal Cornwall Museum, River Street, Truro, Cornwall. 22nd November 2018

Christmas lights, Royal Cornwall Museum, River Street, Truro, Cornwall. 22nd November 2018
A view of Royal Cornwall Museum decorated in Christmas lights. The lights were switched on the day before at the same time as the City of Lights, Truros midwinter lantern festival

Background imageFlowers Collection: Waterfall Gardens, Truro, Cornwall. Date unknown

Waterfall Gardens, Truro, Cornwall. Date unknown
A view of Waterfall Gardens, looking south. The side of St Georges Chapel and houses on St Georges Road can be seen. Waterfall Gardens opened in 1893

Background imageFlowers Collection: RIC200 Events Board, Royal Cornwall Museum, River Street, Truro, Cornwall. 28th February 2018

RIC200 Events Board, Royal Cornwall Museum, River Street, Truro, Cornwall. 28th February 2018
A view of the events board, advertising RIC200, outside Royal Cornwall Museum. The exhibitions and programme of events ran until January 2019 as part of the Royal Institution of Cornwalls bicentenary

Background imageFlowers Collection: Garden Show, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1992

Garden Show, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1992
Val Strout (left), chair of the Lostwithiel Garden Society, discusses with Liz Thomas, Head of St Winnow School, the finer points of some dahlia blooms at the societys annual show

Background imageFlowers Collection: Funeral cortege of Mr Walter Beard in King Street, Truro, Cornwall. August 1923

Funeral cortege of Mr Walter Beard in King Street, Truro, Cornwall. August 1923
Mr Walter Beard, aged 45, was a member of Truro Town Council and drowned at St Agnes trying to rescue his son Percy, aged 16. Percy also drowned but his body was not found until 2 months later

Background imageFlowers Collection: Artist James Foot, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1992

Artist James Foot, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1992
The watercolour artist James Foot during an exhibition of his work at the Dower House Gallery, owned by Jude Martelli. James attended Falmouth Art College, after Fowey School

Background imageFlowers Collection: Bluebell Sunday, Lamorran Wood, Cornwall. 1920s-1930s

Bluebell Sunday, Lamorran Wood, Cornwall. 1920s-1930s
A lady picking bluebells in Lamorran Wood. The ladys clothing and hair style point towards the photograph being taken in the 1920s or 1930s. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageFlowers Collection: Bunching Scilly Whites, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall. 1900

Bunching Scilly Whites, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall. 1900
Bunching Scilly Whites narcissi in a glass house on the Isles of Scilly, for the London market. Photographer: Unknown

Background imageFlowers Collection: Gardeners, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Gardeners, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Three gardeners stand in a flower bed. Possibly F. Wyatt in Grampound. Photographer: Samuel John Govier

Background imageFlowers Collection: The Womens Institute, Truro, Cornwall. 1919

The Womens Institute, Truro, Cornwall. 1919
A group of the members pose for the photographer at the Womens Institute two day bazaar in St Marys Street building held on the 5th and 6th of December 1919


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