Images Dated 2016 June

Coasters in the harbour, Newquay, Cornwall. Late 1800s

Three 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

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Carts, Cornish, Horses, Ships

Fishing vessels putting to sea, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1909

The Mevagissey fishing fleet putting to sea at high tide. Long oars are being used to manoeuvre the vessels out of the sheltered harbour to enable their sails to catch the wind. In the left middle ground of the picture are two young men in a rowing boat. One waves to the passing fishing vessel as the other sculls the boat with an oar at the stern. The lighthouse on Victoria Pier is just discernible above the sails in the background. Two fishing vessel sails can be seen above North Pier as they move into St Austell Bay. Photographer: Herbert Hughes.

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Fishing vessels putting to sea, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1909

The Mevagissey fishing fleet putting to sea at high tide. Long oars are being used to manoeuvre the vessels out of the sheltered harbour to enable their sails to catch the wind. Vessels 145FY and FY60 are identifiable. The light house on Victoria Pier is in the middle ground on the right of the picture. A group of men stand watching the fleet on the end of North Pier, left of centre of the picture. Photographer: Herbert Hughes.

© From the collection of the RIC