Images Dated 18th October 2016

Calenick House, Calenick, Cornwall. 1900s

Impressive front view of Calenick House, a substantial house with a neatly manicured garden, belonging to Captain Grey at the time of this photograph. Entrance way designed in the classical style with a recumbent dog on the entrance mat and a clock tower on the left. The clock tower belonged to an important tin smelting works which operated throughout most of the 18th and 19th centuries before closing in 1891. The tin ore was brought from the local mines, and the finished ingots of white tin were shipped from Truro. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

© From the collection of the RIC