Uniform Collection

Firefighters, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1991
Lostwithiel firefighters gather for the retirement of three of their number in 1991. Standing, from left to right: Terry Sandercock, Karl Bowden, Francis Doney, Neil Savage, Malcolm Hicks

Nurses at Royal Naval Hospital, St Clement, Truro, Cornwall. Probably 18th January 1916
Eight Red Cross nurses posed on a ladder, probably at the time of the opening of the hospital on 18th January 1916. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Truro City Police, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1900
Group of Truro City Police, under Chief Constable Angel (formerly Superintendent Angel), on the roof of City Hall, Boscawen Street. Bill Odgers, the Town Crier, is standing in the centre

Truro Borough Police, Truro, Cornwall. 1870
From left to right: Sergeant Roberts, Constable Coad (collar number 1), Constable Collet (collar number 4), Constable Scown (collar number 2) and Constable Bettinson

Lance Corporal Rendle VC speaking at Grampound, Cornwall. 18th May 1915
Lance Corporal Rendle VC speaking to a crowd of people at Grampound in front of the post office during World War One. " I will willingly go back and fight for these women and children

St Hilary School, Cornwall. Around 1914
Group 1 children at St Hilary School together with their teachers. The group are standing just to the left of the door of the school building. Photographer: Samuel John Govier

DCLI recruiting march, Caerhays Castle, St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall. 13th July 1915
Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry soldiers on a recruiting march going through the arch at Caerhays Lodge, led by a band. Caerhays Castle is a semi-castellated manor house situated 0.5 mile south of

English Civil War Society, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. April 1992
Col. Fred Polfrey, left, helps Lostwithiel Mayor, John Reed, inspect the soldiers of Lord Hoptons Regiment of Foote when the group visited the town

Jamboree Scouts, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1991
Three scouts from the Lostwithiel area will be staying in the homes of Japanese and Korean scouts when they attend the World Scout Jamboree in Korea

Police Officers, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1990
A new community police officer, Martin Bennett (left) has taken over in Lostwithiel from PC Chris Jewells (right) who, after six years patrolling the town, is moving to Bodmin

Ghurka Band, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992
A display by the Pipes and Drums of the Ghurka Rifles entertained Fowey Regatta Week crowds in the grounds of Fowey Hall. Later in the day they marched to Place House in the town

St Hilary School, Cornwall. 1910-1914
Minor scholarship winners standing and sitting with their teacher outside the school building, wearing school caps. Photographer: Samuel John Govier

NFU Farmwatch, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. March 1991
Lostwithiel Community PC Martin Bennett helps Bill Clarke of Grey Mare Farm fix signs to his farm buildings at the launch of the Farmwatch scheme

3rd DCLI recruiting march, The Lizard, Landewednack, Cornwall. 29th June 1915
Lance Corporal Thomas Rendle VC is standing on the left and Coast Guard Edwards is in the centre. Lance Corporal Rendle was born in Bedminster, Bristol, on the 14th December 1884

3rd DCLI recruiting march at Lizard Green, Landewednack, Cornwall. 29th June 1915
The recruiting march through The Lizard is led by the Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry military band. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Livestock Unit, Fowey Community School, Fowey, Cornwall. July 1990
Students of Fowey Community School tend to the livestock in their specially created unit in a barn at the school. The catchment area of the school includes many rural communities where farming is a

Scouts, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1990

Beating the Bounds, Messack Point, Truro, Cornwall. 14th September 1917
Mr Walter Beard being arrested at Messack Point. Beating the Bounds is an old tradition whereby officials of the parish share their knowledge of the boundaries of their territory

Truro railway station, Cornwall. 21st August 1924
A group photograph showing a presentation to two men who tried to save a railwayman. The photo was published in the West Briton on 21st August 1924 but there was no accompanying article

Truro railway station, Cornwall. 12th June 1918
A group of women and girls with the station master, collecting for the Railway Benevolent Institution on the platform of Truro railway station during the First World War

Truro railway station, Cornwall. June 1915
Three female staff standing outside the railway station during the First World War, June 1915. Their hat bands say Ticket Collector

Truro railway station, Cornwall. 1914-1918
Three male and two female staff standing on the platform during the First World War. The women wear GWR armbands. A train stands alongside the next platform. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Brownies, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1985
The Lostwithiel Brownie Group led by Brown Owl, Pat Wilton, make their way to a wreath laying ceremony at the war memorial. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Members of the First World War Womens Land Army in their passing out parade. Tregavethan Farm, Truro, Cornwall
Members of the Womens Land Army being presented with their passing out certificates in front of a group of onlookers at Tregavethan Farm, a Womens Land Army training centre

Porthleven, Cornwall. 14th June 1915
3rd DCLI recruiting march. Lance Corporal Rendle VC being offered a sweet by schoolgirl Marjorie Shakerley. 1915. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

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