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St Just Creek, St Just in Roseland, Cornwall. 1965The creek at St Just in Roseland with various motor and sailing boats drawn up on the mud alongside a shed. Photographer: Charles Woolf
Loading clay into a schooner at Fowey Harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sGreat Western clay wagon at the end of the jetty, ready to unload. On the river in the background, the steamer SS Ardoyne of Aberdeen, built in 1912 at Sunderland
Small yacht under construction, Kea, Cornwall. Early 1900sA view of a small yacht, believed to be Viola, under construction. There are several pieces of wood around and a hand plane can be seen on the right hand side. Photographer: Ernest Chegwidden
Boat building, Calenick, Kea, Cornwall. Early 1900sView of a boat being built at Brabyns yard, Calenick. There are two men on board. Photographer: Ernest Chegwidden
Pen Olver Point, Housel Bay, Landewednack, Cornwall. 1908A view of Pen Olver Point showing a lady named Edith at the top. She is holding a parasol and looking out to sea, where there are a couple of boats. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Harbour, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sPanoramic view of St Ives harbour with fishing boat 115 SS leaving. Photographer: Probably Edward Ashton
St Buryan, Cornwall. 1900Penberth Cove with capstan, looking landwards at St Buryan, Cornwall. Photographer: Unknown
Fishing boats in Newlyn Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. Early 1900sA group of fishing boats in the harbour including PZ 104, PZ 110 and PZ 131. Hand coloured glass lantern slide produced by William Charles Hughes, London
The Harbour, Newlyn, Cornwall. 1880Crowds of people wait on the beach at Newlyn as the catch is landed. Photographer: Gibson
Newlyn harbour, Cornwall. 1900sThree rowing boats land the catch from two east coast drifters SN342 and LT276 and the fishing boat PZ58 in Newlyn harbour. Photographer: Canon Henry Holroyd Mills
Fishing vessels putting to sea, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1909The Mevagissey fishing fleet putting to sea at high tide. Long oars are being used to manoeuvre the vessels out of the sheltered harbour to enable their sails to catch the wind
The inner harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. Around 1920The inner harbour at Mevagissey looking towards the town over a large number of fishing vessels moored in the harbour. A car stands on the jetty near the town. Photographer: Unknown
Inner harbour, northern ride, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1909View of a group of fishing boats in the harbour, including FY354 Primrose, FY759, FY181 and FY61. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Inner harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1920sView looking east through the inner harbour entrance, to a group of boats in the harbour. Two women sit on the rocks in the foreground. Photographer: Unknown
Fishing boats, East Looe, Cornwall. 1890sA view of the quay at East Looe, looking upstream. A group of fishing boats including the Skitten are moored of the quay. Baskets of fish are being unloaded on the quayside
Looe, Cornwall. Early 1900sView up the river taken from above West Looe to beyond the railway station. Photographer: Unknown
East Looe, Cornwall. Early 1900sShipping at East Looe quay seen from near the end of the Banjo Pier. Photographer: Surgeon Captain John Campbell
East Looe, Cornwall. 1904A view of East Looe photographed from above West Looe, 1904. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Fishing craft off Smeatons Pier at low tide. St Ives Harbour, Cornwall. Before 1900Fishing vessels off Smeatons Pier at low tide. St Ives Harbour, Cornwall. Large anchor buoy in the foreground. Photographer Warly. Photographer: Unknown
Unidentified topsail schooner underway leaving St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sUnidentified topsail schooner underway leaving St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Seen from Smeatons Pier, with the church in background. Photographer: Unknown
Three schooners beached in the harbour at low tide, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sThree schooners beached in the harbour at low tide, St Ives, Cornwall. Viewed from the wharf looking towards the back of Smeatons Pier
Three schooners beached in St Ives Harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sThree schooners beached in St Ives Harbour, Cornwall. The St Ives topsail schooner, Susan Elizabeth, seen on the right was wrecked at Porthminster Beach on 17 October 1907
Harbour crowded with fishing boats, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sView of the harbour crowded with fishing boats from Smeatons Pier. Fleet includes the SS 513, SS 636 and 65 SS. Photographer: Possibly Arthur William Jordan
Smeatons Pier, St Ives harbour, Cornwall. 1900sPanoramic view of St Ives harbour from the beach towards Smeatons Pier with the end of West Pier on the right, early 1900s. Photographer: Probably Edward Ashton
St Ives harbour from West Pier, Cornwall. Early 1900sView of harbour from West Pier, early 1900s. Lifeboat in foreground, James Stevens No. 10 and fishing boat SS 124. Photographer: Probably Edward Ashton
St Ives town and harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sPanoramic view over part of St Ives town and harbour, towards the Island, from the church tower, early 1900s. Photographer: Probably Edward Ashton
The Harbour, Newquay, Cornwall. 1900sTwo topsail schooners moored by the jetty. In the background railway trucks wait on the wharf
Newlyn harbour, Cornwall. Around 1919Newlyn harbour with fishing boats and warships in the bay. A group of sailors walk past the Three Tuns Inn. Photographer: Canon Henry Holroyd Mills
The Harbour beach, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sA view of harbour beach looking towards Pedn Olva. One man works on a wooden mast while a group of men and boys look on. In the background boats can be seen moored in the harbour
Mousehole harbour, Mousehole, Cornwall. 1898A group of boats in Mousehole harbour, including PZ 522, 508 and 265. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
East Looe Quay, Cornwall. Around 1890View from the end of East Looe Quay near the start of the pier with small boats and people on the quay. Looking upstream towards West Looe. Photographer: Surgeon Captain John Campbell
Looe harbour, Cornwall. 1914View towards the harbour entrance from West Looe foreshore at low water. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
View from the bridge towards East Looe, Cornwall. Early 1900sView across the water towards East Looe, with craft moored along the quay. Photographer: Unknown
Pichard drivers at St Ives, Cornwall County Fisheries Exhibition, Truro, Cornwall. July to August 1893Two pilchard drivers under sail heading out to sea. The front boat is registered in St Ives and numbered SS516. The main exhibition site was a field at the top of Lemon Street, Truro
View along Smeatons Pier towards the town, St Ives, Cornwall. Around 1900View along Smeatons Pier towards the town, St Ives, Cornwall. Masts of fishing boats along the edge of the pier on the left. Fishing nets piled on the ground and lobster pots stacked on the right
Unidentified ketch moored at West Pier, St Ives Harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sUnidentified ketch moored at West Pier, St Ives Harbour, Cornwall. Fishing fleet at anchor in the background. Photographer: Canon Henry Holroyd Mills
Fishing boats and schooners beached in St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sFishing boats and schooners beached in St Ives harbour, Cornwall. One of the three schooners seen at the edge of the water, the St Ives topsail schooner, Susan Elizabeth
Foreshore, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sFishing fleet and open boats seen from the foreshore. Photographer: Probably Herbert Hughes
St Mawes Castle from the estuary with a yacht, Cornwall. Around 1925St Mawes Castle was built by Henry VIII in 1542 and held by Sir Richard Vivian in the English Civil War. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots
Ships in the harbour at Fowey, Cornwall. 1914View of the harbour with the vessels SS Tenbergen of Rotterdam, alongside an unidentified barque. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Family group with the River Fowey in the background, Cornwall. Early 1900sView of the River Fowey crowded with vessels. A man, a woman and a young boy pose for the camera in a garden. Photographer: Unknown