Road Collection

The Circus, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Elephants walking down St Marys Street, Truro escorted by a mounted policeman. Crowds stand on the pavement and a group of boys walk along with the elephants

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

Trelowarren Street, Camborne, Cornwall. Around 1870

Great Western Hotel, Cliff Road, Newquay, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A heavy circus waggon drawn by six horses outside the Great Western Hotel in Newquay. Possibly from the Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie

Transporting granite blocks for King Alfreds statue to Penryn Station, Penryn, Cornwall. 1901
Fowler traction engines 7974 and 9016 are pictured hauling blocks of granite from one of the Mabe quarries to Penryn Station, for onward transportation by train to Winchester, Hampshire

Russian Flag Day, Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. 22nd September 1915
Two ladies collecting at the top of Lemon Street, by the Barrack Lane turning, for Russian Flag Day. A man sits on a motorbike. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

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

Onion man, Penzance, Cornwall. 1898
Onion Man (known as an Onion Johnny, if from France) with children and an employee of T.F. Hosking, manure, seed etc. merchant

Samuel John Goviers father, Samuel Govier, and his mother, Annie, in the doorway of his photographic van, Cornwall
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

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

Church Street, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View from no. 23 Thomas Ruse registrars, etc. Polytechnic Hall. Photographer: Unknown

The Promenade, Penzance, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The Promenade looking west towards Newlyn. The Mounts Bay Hotel is in the foreground with The Lizard Serpentine Works and Drews Serpentine Works behind. Photographer: Unknown

The King of Prussia Inn, Fowey, Cornwall. Pre 1886
A view of The King of Prussia Inn before its rebuilding in 1886. At this time it had two floors, a third being added on demolition and rebuild

Taylors Garage, Lemon Quay, Truro, Cornwall. Around late 1940s
Taylors (Truro) Ltd.s Garage on Lemon Quay. The car in the forecourt has the registration number HVM 478. Taylors were the main dealers for Vauxhall and Bedford vehicles. Photographer: Unknown

Towan Head, Newquay, Cornwall. 1900
A view of cliffs on the north side of Towan Head, looking east. The coastguard lookout, with flags flying, can be seen to the right. This is now the site of Newquay War Memorial

View down Kenwyn Road, Truro, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
A view down the hill towards the cathedral from Devonshire Terrace (built in 1909) and the corner of Higher Trehaverne with a group of boys on the pavement. Photographer: Arthur Philp

High Cross, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1910
The St Columb-Summercourt-Truro horse bus, with others, in front of the cathedral. Burtons China Galleries occupy the Assembly Rooms with Burtons Furniture Warehouses adjoining

Frances Street, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of Frances Street from the bottom of Ferris Town towards River Street with the Cathedral spire over the rooftops. Two men are posing for the camera on the right hand side

Trabant Car, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1991
Dirk Krueger and Andrea Bein, students from the former East Germany, travelled to Cornwall in their 1975 Trabant which is thought to be the least environmentally friendly car ever produced

Horse buses in The Square, Probus, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The Square looking north towards Chapel Street with the Jubilee Lamp on the left. Two horse buses stand outside the Post Office with passengers aboard

Lorry Crash Campaign, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. October 1990
Lostwithiel local councillors discuss with Robert Hicks MP the need for weight restrictions on the hill leading into the town, after many lorry crashes and deaths at the bottom of the hill

High Cross, Truro, Cornwall. Probably around 1908
A two-horse excursion car with passengers by the cathedral, with the west front still under scaffolding. Photographer: Unknown

Member of the First World War Womens Land Army standing with a horse and cart, St Clement, Cornwall. Probably May 1918
A member of the Womens Land Army standing in front of an open cart belonging to A.C. Polwhele of Polwhele House. She is holding the reins of a stationery horse. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Officers on horseback, possibly Farms Common, Wendron? Possibly March 1915
Two officers on horseback (the one on the left thought to be Lieutenant Colonel Williams), with foot soldiers on a route march. There is a car in the background. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Pencalenick, Kiggon, St Clement, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Kiggon flour mill. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Marleys Lane, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904
A fisherman with buckets in a back street. Marleys Lane (an unofficial name) leading off the harbour. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Fish Street, St Ives, Cornwall. 1903
Old doorway in a street close to the Sloop Inn. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Ye Old Lugger, Fowey, Cornwall. 1904
A view of The Old Lugger with the Truro, St Austell and Fowey coach outside. The sign states that the pub was established in 1633 and the proprietor was Robert Varco

Ye Old Lugger, Fowey, Cornwall. 1914
A view of The Old Lugger with the Truro, St Austell and Fowey coach outside. A similar image to FOWih.2 and 3. The sign states that the pub was established in 1633

New Street, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900s
New Street, Falmouth showing children playing and posing for the camera. The parish church of King Charles the Martyr stands in the background. Photographer: Unknown

Bar Terrace, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View down Bar Road towards Falmouth Docks entrance. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Falmouth and station, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Entrance to Falmouth from the station at Bar Road. Picture shows Doney & Son, monumental mason. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Packet Memorial on The Moor, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Packet Memorial (1688-1852) on The Moor, with the Passmore Edwards Building behind. Photographer: Unknown

Passmore Edwards Free Library, The Moor, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Photographer: Unknown

The Egyptian House, Penzance, Cornwall. 1900s
Chapel Street, with The Egyptian House foreground right, looking towards St Marys Church. Photographer: Unknown

Town centre, Penzance, Cornwall. 1900s
Top of Market Jew Street with Humphrey Davys statue in the mid ground

Russian Flag Day, corner of Boscawen Street and Lower Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. 22nd September 1915 (or similar)
Russian Flag Day in Boscawen Street Truro. Ladies with stall on corner of Lemon Street. Notice, partly illegible reads " Some of the men you are helping, every penny counts"

Market Street, Falmouth, Cornwall. Around 1910
Photographer: Unknown

St John Ambulance collection, Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. October 1915
Woman pinning a flag onto a gentlemans lapel for British Red Cross Our Day collection on Lemon Street. Woman collecting money for wounded soldiers at the front

Basset Road, Camborne, Cornwall. 1870s
Photographer: Unknown

Yellow line campaign, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. June 1980
Shop-keepers make their feelings known when the council wished to impose yellow no parking lines in the streets of Lostwithiel

Penmount, St Clement, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The Lodge and entrance to the estate viewed from the main road. Penmount was the home of the Cornish Historian, Charles Henderson. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

The King of Prussia Inn, Fowey, Cornwall. Post 1909
A view of The King of Prussia Inn after its rebuilding in 1886, showing the third floor added at the time of the rebuilding. The steps were added in 1909 by Walter Hicks (St Austell Brewery)

New Street, Falmouth, Cornwall. Around 1910
Building on New Street. Photographer: Unknown

The Promenade, Penzance, Cornwall. Probably around 1910
The Promenade looking east back towards central Penzance from outside The Lizard Serpentine Works. The Queens Hotel is on the near left with the Mounts Bay Hotel beyond

Town centre, Penzance, Cornwall. Probably between 1905-1910
Top of Market Jew Street with Humphrey Davys statue in the mid ground. Photographer: Arthur Philp

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