Housing Collection

Treyew Road, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1905
View of semi-detached houses looking north. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Almshouses, St Germans, Cornwall. 1914
Sir William Moyles 16th century almshouses were converted into 4 dwellings during the 20th century and designated as a Grade II listed building in 1951. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

New houses, St Georges Hill, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 1930s
Originally incorrectly listed in museum records as 450 pound houses in St Georges Road, Truro, the houses have been identified as No. 4 and No. 5 St Georges Hill, Perranporth

Woodkeepers cottages, Tregothnan, St Michael Penkivel, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
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

Avondale Road, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View up the left side of Avondale Road showing the terraced houses. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Old house thought to be in, or near, East Looe, Cornwall. Around 1880s
Unidentified house with a woman looking over the garden wall, and a barn in the background. Photographer: Surgeon Captain John Campbell

General view of houses at Hendra, Truro, Cornwall. Late 1920s
General view of houses at Hendra from the bottom of Hendra Road (formerly known as New Road)

Thatched cottages in Mullion village, Cornwall. 1908
Two whitewashed cottages on the street, with thatched roofs and small windows. The cottages formerly stood near the church. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

The Mayor of Truro, N. B. Bullen
The foundation stone is in the side wall of 3 Kenwyn Road (the first) which is on the corner of Kenwyn Road and Hendra Road (formerly known as New Road). It reads " 1921 N.B. Bullen, Mayor. R.K

Unidentified farm, probably in Looe area, Cornwall. Around 1890s
View of a whitewashed farm house in winter. There are three women, two men, two boys and a dog posing for the photograph. Photographer: Surgeon Captain John Campbell

Helstone, Lanteglos by Camelford, Cornwall. 1965
House in village prior to renovation, photographed from rear. Photographer: Charles Woolf

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