Wood Collection

Carving a printing block at Crysede Island Works, St Ives, Cornwall. Probably 1930s
Keith Ross carving a printing block, watched by Tom Heron (right)

View of the Cathedral, Truro, Cornwall. After 1910
View of the cathedral and viaduct from Poltisco showing Garras Wharf with Harveys timber yard and the Green (which later became the site of the bus station)

Edith and Annie Mitchell in the woods, Luxulyan, Cornwall. 1914
Probably taken somewhere on a footpath in the Luxulyan Valley. Edith and Annie are thought to be the wife and daughter of the photographer. Photographer: T. Mitchell

Dummy Board of a Girl in Costume of the William and Mary Period
Wooden painted screen dating from around 1689-1702. Dummy boards were usually placed in empty spaces, such as a staircase or empty fireplace, in large houses

Dummy Board of a Boy in Costume of the William and Mary Period
Wooden painted screen dating from around 1689-1702. Dummy boards were usually placed in empty spaces, such as a staircase or empty fireplace, in large houses

Long Case Clock, St Erth, Cornwall, England
Eight-day long case clock made by clockmaker Roger Wearn (1748-1820) in 1785. It has an arched silvered dial showing two moon faces, a scene with two ships and a river scene with a church

Workmen, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Two workmen posed with an unidentified machine, outside an industrial building. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Tree felling, Killiow Estate, Kea, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of several men felling a large tree

Interior of Tonacombe Manor, Morwenstow, Cornwall. 1958
A view of the interior of Tonacombe Manor showing the main hall. Tonacombe is late medieval manor house, built in the early 16th century with 18th century renovations

Carving, Myanmar (formerly Burma), South East Asia
Teak sculpture, in raised relief carved from a single piece of wood. It is possibly a statue of a Nat. Nats are a group of deities, including spirits of trees, rivers, lakes and ancestors

Mende Sowei Mask, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Women of the female-only secret society (Sande) of Western Africa used these carved, wooden, masks for initiation ceremonies, marking a womans transition from child to adulthood

Lee Mill / Coombe Mill, Morwenstow, Cornwall. Print dated 1913
A view of Lee Mill, also known as Coombe Mill, on the right, showing the overshot waterwheel

Members of First World War Womens Land Army engaged in tree felling in Cornwall. May 1918
Two members of theWomens Land Army kneeling in a wooded area in Cornwall preparing to fell a tree with a cross-cut saw

Loe Pool, Helston, Cornwall. 1899
Penrose Walk, looking down the lane to a gate and fence. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

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