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Jubilee Procession in a Cornish Village, A. G. Sherwood Hunter (1846-1919)Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, June 1897. This painting is a wonderful record of a lantern procession held to commemorate Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee in 1897
Fowey harbour, Cornwall. 1904A view from Hall walk looking up river with the china clay docks and railway in the background. On the left middle of the picture Caffa Mill inlet
View of Portreath, Cornwall. 1895A view of Portreath village and harbour taken from the south with a boy standing by a gate in the left foreground and a steamer in the docks. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
The Quay, Penryn, Cornwall. 1904Penryn Quay with the ketch Hobah alongside the granite works quay in the middle distance. This vessel was built at Mylor and owned in Penryn. An unidentified schooner unloads in the foreground
Coasters in the harbour, Newquay, Cornwall. Late 1800sThree sailing coasters unloading at the central jetty and harbour beach. Hetty on the right and Vixen in the centre. Vixen was built at Peterhead in 1870 and registered in Fowey
SS Treleigh of Penzance, East Looe Quay, Looe, Cornwall. Probably 1895The SS Treleigh of Penzance at East Looe quay. Treleigh was a steel screw dandy built in 1894 by J.P. Renoldson & Sons, South Shields and owned by D.W. Bain & Co, Penzance
East Looe Quay, Cornwall. 1904Two schooners can be seen tied up along the quay, the Mary of Glasgow and Priscilla. On the right a line of railway trucks full of coal from the Liskeard and Looe Railway. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
The Hayle lifeboat New Oriental Bank (later renamed E. F. Harrison) with the wreck of the SS Escurial inSS Escurial, an iron built schooner-rigged screw steamer built by Alex Stephens of Lighthouse, Govan, for Raeburn and Verel of Glasgow in 1879, was outward bound from Cardiff, laden with 1
Ketch Elizabeth loading cargo at Mother Iveys Bay, St Merryn, Cornwall. Early 1900sKetch Elizabeth loading cargo (possibly sand) at Mother Iveys Bay. The ketch is possibly the Elizabeth Couch of Barnstaple built at Bideford in 1838 or it may the Elizabeth of Burton upon Stather
SS Dardare, Bude, Cornwall. 10th June 1905The SS Dardare moored off Bude breakwater, awaiting a full tide. SS Dardare was built in Le Havre, France, in 1872 and registered in London from 1902. Photographer: T. Mitchell
Wreck of the SS Fleswick at the entrance to Hayle Estuary, Cornwall. 29th January 1902On 28th January 1902 the crew of the Hayle lifeboat E.F. Harrison rescued eleven men and a pilot from the grounded 195 ton screw steamer Fleswick which, inward bound to Hayle with coal from Neath
The schooner Atlas on the beach in the harbour at low tide, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904The boat seen on the left bears the registration SS.118. The Atlas was built in 1840 in Wexford, Ireland. In 1902 she was owned by John Tregarthen Short, a coal merchant of St Ives
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
The river, Looe, Cornwall. Early 1900sA view up river from Hannafore Road. A man is leaning on the railings near to the castellated turret on the left hand side. Photographer: Unknown
Malpas, Cornwall. Probably early 1900sA view of Malpas, in the distance, from the Tresillian River. A number of schooners are moored off Malpas and a rowing boat " Busybody" with a man and two of children is in the foreground
Polruan from Fowey, Lanteglos by Fowey, Cornwall. Early 1900sView across the river with unidentified vessels midstream, moored boats, boatyard, blockhouse and houses of Polruan in the distance. Photographer: Unknown
North view over town and river, Wadebridge, Cornwall. Probably 1880sA view north over Wadebridge town with a ship drawn up alongside on the River Camel and a large house on the hill in the background
The schooner Atlas on the beach in the harbour, St Ives, Cornwall. 1903Children make the most of the anchor cable as a seat in the sun at low tide. The small boat to the left of the Atlas, has the name Irene painted on the bow
Kneehigh Theatre, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. March 1990The Kneehigh Theatre Company performed, for one night only, Boris Howarths The Last Voyage of Long John Silver in Lostwithiel Community Centre. Back row: Jo Gulliver, Alan Kennedy and Giles King
Vessels at Polruan, Lanteglos by Fowey, Cornwall. 1904A view of vessels moored at Polruan, seen from across the river from Hall Walk. The SS Antelope is in the foreground, with people embarking in rowing boats
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
Steamers moored at Fowey Harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sSteamers moored just off the clay jetties including the SS Snowdon Range on the left and possibly the SS Hero, third from the left. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Portreath, Cornwall. 1895A view of Portreath village and harbour taken from the south with a boy standing by a gate in the left foreground and a steamer in the docks. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, Cornwall. Around 1900A view from the St Budeaux side of the Tamar river of the Royal Albert Bridge and Saltash with a steam train heading towards Plymouth
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
Unloading fish from a boat into a horse and cart, St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sThe bow of the topsail schooner Atlas can be seen behind the Cornish gig type rowing boats. Also in the background the bow of a sailing vessel that could be the Mary and Elizabeth
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
Market Strand, Falmouth, Cornwall. 1910-1920Market Strand with horse cabs. On the right is the temporary headquarters of The Capital & Counties Bank Ltd. Photographer: Unknown
Penzance Harbour, Cornwall. 1920sView of Penzance harbour with a steamer at the Quay and St Marys church behind. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots
Percuil River, Gerrans, Cornwall. 1912Ferry landing with schooner Emma to the left. Marine stores on the right with a motor car in the background and a photographer in the foreground, possibly Herbert Hughes. Photographer: T. Mitchell
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
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
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
