Images Dated 10th April 2018

Aftermath of fire at Tehidy, Illogan, Cornwall. February 1919
Side view of the house after the great fire of 26th February 1919. The fire is still smouldering and firefighters with the Redruth fire engine can be seen tackling the blaze

H. T. P. Motors Ltd, Back Quay, Truro, Cornwall. Taken before the the last section of the river was covered over in
Lorry number CV 5333 is parked on the Lemon Quay side of the River Kenwyn. H.T.P. Motors Ltd. later became the site of the Pannier Market. Photographer: Unknown

Basset Memorial, Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The 90 foot high granite monument was erected in 1836 in memory of Francis Basset of Tehidy. He received his peerage as Baron de Dunstanville in 1780 for marching his miners to Plymouth where they

Tehidy South Lodge, Illogan, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View of the thatched South Lodge from the road. The manor of Tehidy was owned by the Basset family who prospered from mining and their vast estate

Distant view of Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall. 1920s
View from the north side, taken at or near the Illogan Highway. Carn Brea Castle and the Basset Memorial can be seen on the skyline

Interior of Princes Garage with vehicles and workers, H. T. P. Motors Ltd, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1920s
Ex War Department trucks are being renovated and a van with the registration AF 7031 can be seen on the left hand side. The showroom for the garage was on Princes Street

H. T. P. Motors Ltd from the River Kenwyn, Back Quay, Truro, Cornwall. April 1936
The photograph was taken before the last section of the river was covered over in 1938. Argalls Stores, Carkeek & Sons Ltd

Tehidy, Illogan, Cornwall. Whit Monday, 20th May 1918
Deeds of the property being given by Viscountess Falmouth to Mrs Pendarves in the first stage of the conversion of the property to a sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis sufferers by Cornwall

Gymnasium at Tehidy, Illogan, Cornwall. Probably 1916-1918
Interior of gymnasium with young men on the horse, parallel bars and other apparatus, probably during the First World War

Tehidy, Illogan, Cornwall. Before 26th February 1919
House from the east side with main entrance porch on the left. The manor of Tehidy was owned by the Basset family who prospered from mining and their vast estate

Carn Brea Castle, Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View of Carn Brea Castle from the west. The castle was built by the Basset family of Tehidy, as a hunting lodge or folly, in the 18th

Former Royal Cornwall Museum building looking east with St Marys Methodist Chapel in the distance, Union Place, Truro
The Royal Institution of Cornwalls collections had outgrown the Union Place building at the time this photograph was taken

Carn Brea Castle, Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall, 1900
Carn Brea castle with Redruth in the distance. A gentleman is standing looking out over towards Redruth. The castle was built by the Basset family of Tehidy, as a hunting lodge or folly

Aftermath of fire at Tehidy, Illogan, Cornwall. February 1919
Front view of main block after the great fire of 26th February 1919. The fire is still smouldering. The manor of Tehidy was owned by the Basset family who prospered from mining and their vast estate

Granite outcrop on top of Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Granite outcrop with Carn Brea Castle visible on the left. The castle was built by the Basset family of Tehidy, as a hunting lodge or folly

Aftermath of fire at Tehidy, Illogan, Cornwall. February 1919
Side view of main block after the great fire of 26th February 1919. The fire is still smouldering and people can be seen dealing with the devastation under the watchful eye of a policeman

Tehidy, Illogan, Cornwall. Before 26th February 1919
Central block of house and main facade. The manor of Tehidy was owned by the Basset family who prospered from mining and their vast estate

Carn Brea Castle, Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View of Carn Brea Castle from the west. A man is lounging on the rocks in the foreground and looking through binoculars. The castle was built by the Basset family of Tehidy

Granite outcrop on top of Carn Brea, Illogan, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Granite outcrop with Carn Brea castle just visible in the distance. Two men, one holding a pick axe, can be seen in the centre and a group of well dressed ladies

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