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Porthleven, Cornwall. 1914-1918Porthleven fishermen in their boat by Newlyn Harbour wall. All aged over 70, they returned to fishing during the manpower shortage in the First World War. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Churchtown, St Agnes, Cornwall. Early 1900sChurchtown showing Paulls hotel named after landlord John Paull. In 1930 the establishment changed to the St Agnes Hotel. Photographer: Probably Arthur William Jordan
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Around 1900Group of miners in the 70 level, including the photographers wife and son. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
St Agnes, Cornwall. Around 1900Unidentified schooners below winding gear in Trevaunance Harbour. Photographer: Unknown
Levant Mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 11th July 1894Tramming with a pit pony at the 278 fathoms main tramming level. Pit ponies were rarely used in Cornwall and until they were introduced at East Pool Mine during the First World War they were unique
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893. Group of Cornish miners at rest at the 310 levelCornish miners at Croust time, at the 310 level. Miners enjoying their croust, having performed the first part of the days labour
Trevaunance Coombe with steamworks in foreground below Wheal Friendly, St Agnes, Cornwall. Early 1900sViewed from above Peterville. A buddle, an apparatus by which the stamped tin is washed from its impurities, is pictured in the foreground
Market Jew Street, Penzance, Cornwall. 1920sView up Market Jew Street towards the Market House with the statue of Sir Humphrey Davy in front. Sir Humphrey Davy was born in Penzance in 1778 and became President of the Royal Society
South Condurrow Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1892Four miners standing in the Cathedral, at South Condurrow mine. In 1897 part of the property was transferred to Camborne School of Mines as the (later) King Edward VII mine
Tin dressing frames, Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Late 1800sTin dressing frames with Bal maidens and overseer, looking south towards Stamps engine house and Brea. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
Cottages at the head of the creek, Ruan Lanihorne, Cornwall. Around 1925Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
Princes Street, with the first Great House and Trevail Monumental Masons, Truro, Cornwall. 1920sGlass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Early 1900sChappels (engine) shaft at the 406 level. This shows a typical Cornish kibble, with curved sides to prevent snagging, which has been hoisted from below by an air winch
South Condurrow Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. June 1908Mill at the 130 level. Miner guiding ore into trolley from above. Carpenters saw hanging from the side of chute framework. Pieces of loose timber standing nearby
South Condurrow Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. September 1898Student setting a fuse using a candle. In 1897 the Camborne School of Metalliferous Mining took over the north-east part of South Condurrow mine for training purposes
New Wheal Eliza Mine, St Austell, Cornwall. 1908-1911Two miners at the 400 fathom level. The miner in the foreground is seated with a candle on his hat, the other is standing in the background. Showing the timber supports and tramway
Botallack mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 1903Surveying at surface. Photographer: Unknown
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Around 1892The tram road at the 70 fathoms level where the lode has been extensively mined. The hanging wall is fairly secure but three large props of Norway pine support part of the roof
Driving an end at East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893Driving an end with a box drill mounted in a stretcher. Copy photographer: Charles Woolf
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1912Surface view of the shaft, scene of the rescue by Kemp and Opie. Mine Shift Bosses, William Kemp and Albert Opie were awarded Edward Medal awards for their bravery during the mining incident
Cape Cornwall, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Date unknownA distant view of Cape Cornwall with Little Bounds on the right, two disused mine engine houses, domestic dwellings and gardens and seventeen boats on the beach. Part of the A.K
Interior of the Old Grammar School, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1925Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
Fore Street, St Austell, Cornwall. Around 1910A view down Fore Street looking east, towards Holy Trinity Church, showing shops with outside displays and external lighting. A group of young schoolboys and a road sweeper are shown
The Implacable, anchored off Falmouth, Cornwall. Around 1925The ship was built for the French Navy as Douguay Trouin. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer
Carnon Viaduct, Perranwell, Cornwall. Around 1925Isambard Kingdom Brunels original wooden viaduct crossing the Carnon valley, which opened in 1863. It was replaced in 1933 by a stone structure
General View, Dolcoath Mine, Camborne. Early 1900sGeneral view looking east with the Eastern shaft cutting the skyline in the centre. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
St Ives Consols, St Ives, Cornwall. 1863Team of workers includes child labourers (Bal Boys) and women (Bal Maidens). Part of the A.K. Hamilton Jenkin collection. Photographer: Dr R.D. Slack
Trerice House, Kestle Mill, St Newlyn East, Cornwall. Around 1925Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
South Condurrow Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Around 1900Miners croust (lunch) time. Group of miners eating pasties and smoking pipes, miners dial in the foreground. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
Levant Mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. General view, early 1900sA wide general view of Levant Mine with the head gear of skip shaft and the winding engine house in the forgeround on the right. On the left standing above the cliffs is the arsenic stack
The Falcon Inn and view up hill with a postman walking towards the camera. St Mawgan in Pydar, Cornwall. Around 1925Mawgan is identified with the Arundell family, known as the great Arundells on account of their vast riches. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots
Amalbrea tin stream works, Towednack, Cornwall. 1920sWorked by John James Curnow. Photographer: A.K. Hamilton Jenkin
South Condurrow Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1892Four miners standing, three holding candles in the cathedral cavern at 460 fathom depth at South Condurrow mine, Camborne. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893A bridge has been constructed at the 170 fathoms level to carry the tram road over a place where the lode has been stoped away
Levant Mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 11th July 1894Interior of clothes dry. Miners clothes hang on the walls and on racks above the heated pipes. Wooden boxes with lids secured with padlocks serve as a locker and seat
Vicarage Road, Fore Street, St Agnes, Cornwall. Early 1900sTwo men meeting near Trenerry Supply Stores. Adverts in the shop window include Camp Coffee, Sunlight Soap, Golden Shred and Lyons Cocoa. Photographer: Probably Arthur William Jordan
South Condurrow Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Early 1900sMiner lighting a fuse to explosive for blasting. One miner lights a fuse for blasting, while an already lit fuse burns to his right. Another younger miner holds a candle to provide more light
Levant Mine, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. 11th July 1894Interior of the clothes dry. The marker, Dick, who marked off the names of the men down the mine, is seated. Miners clothes hang on the walls and on racks above the heated pipes
The Green, Truro, Cornwall. 1920sThe Dolphin Inn can be seen on the right with the carved stone dolphin sign, with the cathedral behind. The Dolphin Inn was previously called The Fighting Cocks
Lanhydrock gatehouse, Bodmin, Cornwall. Around 1925Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
King Harry Ferry, Feock, Cornwall. Around 1925Taken from the Tregothnan side. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill
Penponds, Camborne, Cornwall. Early 1900sChildren playing by a stream through woods
Camborne Posting Company Bus, Trelothan, Camborne, Cornwall. Around 1900Trelothan church choir outing in 1900 taken in the square at Trelothan. The wall is the boundary to the Pendarves estate
Basset Road, Camborne, Cornwall. 1870sPhotographer: Unknown
Mousehole harbour, Cornwall. Around 1925Boat registrations: PZ193, PZ591, 413PZ, PZ460Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill
Veronica (Major Gills wife) rowing in a creek off the River Fal, Cornwall. Around 1925Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
Launceston Castle, Cornwall. Around 1925The castle was also known as Castle Terrible and was fortified for King Charles, although subsequently lost and recovered
The Pillars and Raleigh House, Mitchell, St Newlyn East, Cornwall. Around 1925The Pillars (or Pillars Hotel), on the left, is a Grade II listed farmhouse built in 1683. The house is dated on the timber panel over the door
Truthall, Sithney, Cornwall. Around 1925Seen through entrance gate. On the right is the doorway to the chapel with the remains of an oak roof. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots
Man with dogs, Tolverne Barton, Philleigh, Cornwall. Around 1925Tolverne Barton was a former Arundel property. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer
Tregothnan House and formal garden, St Michael Penkivel, Cornwall. Around 1925Tregothnan has been home to the Boscawen family since 1334. The house was rebuilt by Edward Boscawen (1787-1841), fourth Viscount and First Earl of Falmouth, near the site of an older mansion
King Edward Mine, Williams Lode, South Condurrow, Camborne, Cornwall. Around 1900Students driving an end at the 340 level. In 1897 part of the property was transferred to Camborne School of Mines as the (later) King Edward VII mine. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
South Condurrow Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1904Miners using a hard rock drill underground. Part of South Condurrow mine was transferred in 1897 to Camborne School of Mines as the later King Edward VII mine which was used by students at
Red River, Camborne, Cornwall. Around 1900Dressing floors
Lower Quarter Burning House Stamps, Ludgvan, Cornwall. Around 1920-1925With waterwheel and children. Photographer: Dr R.D. Slack
Bill Harvey hanging skate, Porthgwarra, Cornwall. 1903Bill Harvey hanging skate at Porthgwarra. He was aged 58 when the photograph was taken. Bill is dressed in rubber boots and corduroy trousers, a knitted fishermans gansy and checked cap
Godolphin House, Breage, Cornwall. Around 1925The main facade; a collonade of massive granite pillars leads into the quadrangle through an old Jacobean doorway with carved oak doors
Restormel, Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall. Around 1925Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
Tamar River from Polston Bridge, near Launceston, Cornwall. Around 1925The site of King Charles entry into Cornwall on August 1st, 1644. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer
Group of men at Daddyport bridge, Tregony, Cornwall. Around 1925Qualification as a voter in Tregony required proof of house keeping by boiling a pot within the limits of the borough over an open fire, giving rise to the term pot wallopers to describe voters
Town Clock, Fore Street, Tregony, Cornwall. Around 1925The clock tower was built in the 1830s, along with the two, single-storey, market houses on either side of it. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots
Tolverne Barton, Philleigh, Cornwall. Around 1925Tolverne Barton was a former Arundel property. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer
Chapel converted to a barn at Golden, Probus, Cornwall. Around 1925The granite pillars in the farm yard came from the old Truro Market House. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots
The Manor House at Golden, Probus, Cornwall. Around 1925The manor house is also known as Wolveden. Cuthbert Mayne, a Roman Catholic priest in the reign of Elizabeth I, was captured here and executed in 1577
St Columb Major Church and War Memorial, Cornwall. Around 1925Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
St Michael Penkivel church, Cornwall. Around 1925Major Arthur William Gills car is in the foreground. St Michael Penkivel church contains four altars, one of which is in the tower
A Cornish Cottage, unidentified location, Cornwall. Around 1925Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
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
St Michaels Mount, Cornwall. Around 1925View from harbour side. Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
The Lander Monument, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1925The Monument was designed in 1835 by Philip Sambell. It celebrates the discoveries, including the discovery of the source of the River Niger in 1827, of the Lander brothers, Richard and John
Two miners drilling with dust laying spray. King Edward Mine, South Condurrow, Camborne, Cornwall. Around 1900Drilling with dust laying spray at King Edward Mine, Williams Lode. In 1897 part of the property was transferred to Camborne School of Mines as the (later) King Edward VII mine
Surface view, South Condurrow, Camborne, Cornwall. About 1900Surface view. In 1897 part of the property was transferred to Camborne School of Mines as the (later) King Edward VII mine. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
Wheal Friendly Mine, St Agnes, Cornwall. Early 1900sView down the valley from Trevaunance towards the engine house. Children are walking along the road. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Poltair, St Austell, Cornwall. Saturday 18th June 1921Cornish Folk Dance Festival. Children dancing in a competition. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
Vicarage Road, Fore Street, St Agnes, Cornwall. Early 1900sHorse and cart in distance. Photographer: Probably Arthur William Jordan
Adelaide Terrace, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900sView up hill with people and horse and trap. Photographer: Arthur Philp
Paul, near Newlyn, Cornwall. Around 1925Paul Church and Dolly Pentreaths Memorial. Dolly Pentreath was the last person who could speak the Cornish language fluently and who died in 1777 at the age of 102
Pengersick Castle, Breage, Cornwall. Around 1925Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
Sea picture, possibly off St Ives, Cornwall. Around 1925Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
Abandoned Engine House at St Agnes, Cornwall. 1920sGlass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
Lostwithiel Church from the south side, Cornwall. Around 1925Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
Lantern Cross, St Mawgan in Pydar, Cornwall. Around 1925Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925
