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Fishing boat at Mullion Cove, Mullion, Cornwall. Around 1890sFishing boat PZ (?)24 (registered in Penzance) being dragged ashore by two men. Photographer: Unknown
Towan Island, Newquay, Cornwall. Early 1900sA scene looking towards the Headland and The Headland Hotel from a cliff top close to the island. Photographer: Arthur Philp
The ship, Bay of Panama, Falmouth, Cornwall. March 1891Four masted ship, wrecked on Nare Point, Falmouth in the great blizzard of 10 March 1891. She was bound from Calcutta to Dundee with 13000 bales of jute
The Beach, Newquay, Cornwall. Early 1900sA hand coloured slide of the Headland from Great Western Beach. Photographer: Unknown
Trevose Head Lighthouse, St Merryn, Cornwall. 1906Close up view of the lighthouse with two men lying on the grass in the foreground. The lighthouse was built by Trinity House in 1847 as a guide for vessels in the Bristol Channel
Boy Rowing out from Rocky Shore, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, 1890. 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
Skopelos Sky shipwreck at Port Isaac, Cornwall. 15th December 1979The wreck of the Greek Skopelos Sky cargo vessel which ran aground at Hells Mouth, Port Isaac in December 1979 during hurricane force winds
Wheal Call Count House looking west from Porth Ledden, Cape Cornwall, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Early 1900sA view of Wheal Call Count House from a house above Porth Ledden with The Brisons in the distance. The chimney stack of Cape Cornwall Mine can be seen on the headland
Distant view of Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall. 1920sView from the north side, taken at or near the Illogan Highway. Carn Brea Castle and the Basset Memorial can be seen on the skyline
Bedruthan, St Eval, Cornwall. 1906Queen Bess Rock at Bedruthan Beach. The rock was named during the Victorian era because of the likeness to Elizabeth I. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Longships lighthouse, Cornwall. Around 1874New lighthouse completed, the old lighthouse has been removed. Photographer: Unknown
The east side of Polzeath beach, St Minver, Cornwall. 1907Pentire Point from the area of Polzeath beach marked on the 1908 Ordnance Survey maps as Crockett Haven. There are two people paddling in the sea and a number of people on the rocks above
Great Western Beach, Newquay, Cornwall. Early 1900sA view of crowds on the Great Western Beach with the headland and The Headland Hotel in the background. Photographer: Unknown
A distant view of the four wooden Marconi wireless towers at Poldhu, MullionA distant view, taken from Mullion Cove, of the four wooden 200ft Marconi towers, signal station and Poldhu Hotel at Poldhu. This four mast arrangement was built by early 1902
After the Bathe, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, late 19th century / early 20th century. Portrait of a nude adolescent boy drying himself with towel
Sennen Cove, Cornwall. Early 1900sArtists painting on the beach at Sennen Cove. Photographer: Unknown
Towan Head, Newquay, Cornwall. 1900A 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
Polurrian, Mullion, Cornwall. 1899View of Cathedral Rock and the coast to Poldhu. Two men, thought to be part of the photographic party, are seated in the foreground. Poldhu Hotel can be seen in the distance
Fishing boat in a cove, probably Polperro, Cornwall. Around 1900Lobster pots can be seen in the water. The boat is thought to have the registration FY168 (registered in Fowey). Photographer: Unknown
A Summers Day, Gurnards Head, Cornwall, David James (1853-1904)Oil on canvas, English School, 1890. Gurnards Head is a long, narrow, headland near Treen, in the parish of Zennor, on the north coast of Cornwall
Henwood and Notter Tor, Bodmin Moor, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. 1965A view of Henwood from Higher Stanbear, with Notter Tor in the background. Photographer: Charles Woolf
Mullion Cove (Porth Mellin), from the Island, Mullion, Cornwall. 10th June 1908A view of Mullion Cove seen from Mullion Island with gulls on the rocks in the foreground. Mullion Cove hotel can be seen perched on the cliff above the harbour
Group of Cornish photographers, probably at St Marys, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall. 16th May-23rd May 1896Frontispiece from " In the Isles of Scilly, 1896", probably photographed in St Mary s. From left to right: John Charles Burrow (1852-1914), William Thomas, Herbert Hughes (1862-1937)
The Shrimper, Richard Harry Carter (1839-1911)Oil on canvas, English School. Richard Harry Carter was born in Truro and became one of the buyers in Cornwall of copper for the smelting firm of Vivian & Sons, Swansea
Cape Cornwall and Gribba Point from near to Polpry Cove, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Early 1900sA distant view of Cape Cornwall and Gribba Point from, or near, Polpry Cove. The chimney stack of Cape Cornwall Mine can be seen on the headland
Cape Cornwall from above Porth Ledden, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Early 1900sA view of Cape Cornwall from above Porth Ledden (Porthledden) with The Brisons in the distance. The chimney stack of Cape Cornwall Mine can be seen on the headland
Cathedral Caves, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Probably 1920sA view of the cliffs and Cathedral Caves at Cottys Point, with several people. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Granite outcrops on top of Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall. Probably 1895A view looking east from the granite outcrops. The photograph was probably taken around the time of T.C. Peters excavation in 1895. Photographer: Unknown
Godrevy lighthouse, Gwithian, Cornwall. 1895Godrevy lighthouse and headland from the west. The lighthouse was built on Godrevy Island in 1859. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Two women below the cliff at Trevone, Padstow, Cornwall. Probably 1890s or early 1900sTwo well dressed women shaking hands on the beach. Photographer: Thomas Henry Williams
View of cove looking out to sea, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. July 1912Boats and fishermen on the beach, including FH123 on the slipway. There are several figures in view including three boys and a dog
Black Rock, Widemouth Bay, Poundstock, Cornwall. 1913View of Black Rock on the beach at Widemouth Bay. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Millook Haven, Poundstock, Cornwall. 1905A view of the beach at Millook Haven showing the contorted strata in the cliffs. There is a man standing in the left foreground
Beach at Portloe with six boats and fishermen working, Veryan, Cornwall. 1912One fisherman is stowing a line and another is doing an unidentified task on the beach, perhaps gutting fish or digging for bait. A third man is sitting in one of the boats
Fishermen launching a boat at Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. July 1912Four men are dragging fishing boat FH191 down the beach, with two small boys watching. Other boats are in view, including FH132. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Fishermen and boats on the beach at Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. 3rd July 1912Boats on the beach include FH198, FH115 and FH191. Two fishermen are carrying furled sails and fish. A small boy is facing the camera and leaning against one of the boats
Bedruthan Steps, St Eval, Cornwall. Probably 1920sA group of women on the beach at the bottom of the steps. Another party, including an elderly woman, climb back up the steps and two people are seated at the top. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Cup-marked stones, Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall. Around 1900Cup-marked granite outcrop caused by natural weathering. Locally known as the Giants Crocks and Kettles. A young boy is pictured on the outcrop. Photographer: Unknown
Lands End, Cornwall. 1903Armed Knight and Longships from Lands End. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Basset Memorial, Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall. Early 1900sThe 90 foot high granite monument was erected in 1836 in memory of Francis Basset of Tehidy. He received his peerage as Baron de Dunstanville in 1780 for marching his miners to Plymouth where they
Carn Brea Castle, Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall. Early 1900sView of Carn Brea Castle from the west. The castle was built by the Basset family of Tehidy, as a hunting lodge or folly, in the 18th
A view of the beach, Porthtowan, Cornwall. Probably early 20th centuryA view of Porthtowan beach from the top of Westcliff. Photographer: Unknown
Polzeath beach from the south west, St Minver, Cornwall. Around 1930Although the photograph is titled " Across the Beach to Polzeath", it is in fact looking at Pentireglaze, now known as New Polzeath
East Looe beach, Cornwall. Probably 1880sView towards Looe Island from East Looe beach at low tide. The photograph was taken before the building of the Banjo Pier in 1896. Photographer: Surgeon Captain John Campbell
Mullion Island, Mullion Cove (Porth Mellin), Mullion, Cornwall. 12th June 1908A view of Mullion Island from Porth Pyg cave, near the harbour. A man is seated on a rock in the foreground, looking out to sea. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Trevone Bay, Padstow, Cornwall. Around 1900A view of houses at the back of Trevone Bay, taken at high tide. Photographer: Unknown
Higher Sharpnose Point, Morwenstow, Cornwall. June 19 (possibly around 1913)A view of two photographers climbing Sharpnose Point with their equipment. On the left and in the foreground there appears to be some industrial debris. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
Droskyn Point, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, 1910Waves breaking near Droskyn Point, seen from a cave. Photographer: Herbert Hughes