Wall Collection

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

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

Bridge Strengthening, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. January 1993
Bridge strengthening work is undertaken on the bridge carrying the A390 road over the River Fowey at Lostwithiel. The work, costing £ 109, 000

The Gardeners house, Victoria Gardens, Truro, Cornwall. Probably around 1910
A view of the Gardeners house in Victoria Gardens. Victoria Gardens were created to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

A man posed in a back garden in or near Padstow, Cornwall. Probably 1890s or early 1900s
A man poses in a garden. A barrel stands on the wall behind. Photographer: Thomas Henry Williams

View of St Ives with the railway station in foreground. Around 1880
The St Ives branch was opened on 1st June 1877, by the GWR as successors to the West Cornwall Railway. The stonework of the railway buildings still appears very fresh in this view

North side of the harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View looking back towards the inner harbour from the outer harbour wall. Photographer: Unknown

Outer harbour, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1909
The outer harbour with boats both moored and under way. Two men are walking up the slipway whilst another man holds the boat they have just left steady. One man is rowing out into the outer harbour

Virgin Street, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904
A man, carrying a bundle of sticks, walking up Virgin Street with two women standing in doorways watching. Photographer: John Charles Burrow

St Ias Well, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A group of four people filling buckets by a well. Probably St Ias Well at the foot of Porthmeor Hill. St Ia was supposedly an Irish Princess who brought Christianity to the area in about AD 500

Pednolva Walk, St Ives, Cornwall. About 1900
A group of people standing and looking out to sea, thought to be on the corner of St Andrews Street. A woman is looking through a telescope which is resting on the shoulder of the man standing in

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

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

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"

Malpas, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A hulk sitting on the foreshore near Scoble & Davies shipyard. Photographer: Unknown

General view over St Ives, Cornwall. Date unknown
View over St Ives through trees towards the church. Photographer: Unknown

Bulls Avenue, Falmouth, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Youth standing by gate. Taken by people who stayed at Crowgey Farm, Ruan Minor

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