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10 Sep 2019 Collection
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28 Sep 2019
Christmas lights, Royal Cornwall Museum, River Street, Truro, Cornwall. 22nd November 2018

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Market Square, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A fairground type traction engine in Market Square (or Commercial Square) with several men and children gathered to look at it. Photographer: Unknown

Headland Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A general view of the south side of the Headland Hotel Newquay. The Headland Hotel is a Grade II listed building

Five little girls, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860-1870s
A group of five young girls, comprising two older girls, two toddlers and a baby. The second from the left is probably Jane Ann Libby

Portrait of Hannah Rowett, Polperro, Cornwall. Around 1860
Portrait of Hannah Rowett, born 1850, a cousin of Robert and Frank Rendle. Photographic print from the manuscript The History of Polperro by Thomas Q

Five young boys, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860-1870s
Five young boys sitting on steps with their musical instruments, namely an accordion, triangle, tambourine, and a zither which is held by two boys

Houses on the hillside, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860-1870s
Houses on the hillside with children playing in The Warren. Photographic print from the manuscript The History of Polperro by Thomas Q

Harbour, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860-1870s
View over the south harbour wall with boats at low tide. A steamer (or schooner) can be seen beyond Chapel Rock, also known as Peak Rock

Mawgan Porth, Cornwall. 1930s
View north from above the bridge across the back of the beach towards Trenance. A number of people are on the beach. Photographer: Unknown

Fairground in Market Square, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Around 1920
A fairground ride, Chair-O-Planes, set up in Market Square (or Commercial Square). The Wellington Hotel can be seen in the background. Photographer: Unknown

William Arthur Chesterfield, Victoria Pier, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1982
Fisherman William Arthur Chesterfield (born 1927) on the quay tending his nets. Identified by family members, William was skipper of the family owned boats Christabel and, later, Frances

Five young ladies, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860-1870s
Five young ladies in their Sunday best clothes. Photographic print from the manuscript The History of Polperro by Thomas Q

Portrait of a lady, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860-1870s
Full length portrait of a lady holding a book. Philip M. Correll (1992) identified the woman as " The school lady of the day"

Shirley Cottage, Fore street, Newquay, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
A view of the front of Shirley Cottage from the road. Photographer: Ennor

Two women milking cows in a field, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Late 1800s
A stereoscopic view of two women milking cows in a field in the St Just in Penwith area. Three farm buildings are in the background. It is possible that the cows being milked are Welsh Blacks

First Post office, probably Bank Street or Beachfield Avenue
A view from the road of the first post office in Newquay, presumably when a private house. Probably Bank Street or Beachfield Avenue. Photographer: Ennor

First Post office, probably Bank Street
A view from the road of the first post office in Newquay, presumably when a private house. Probably Bank Street or Beachfield Avenue

Quay Street, Truro, Cornwall. Mid 1920s
View from Quay Street with Duke Street on the left, St Marys Street leading to the cathedral straight ahead and Newbridge Street on the right. P.W.J

Football team, Probus, Cornwall. Around 1930
A view of the Probus football team, taken around 1930. The donors grandfather, Leslie George Champion is thought to be in the photograph. Photographer: Possibly Opie Ltd of Redruth

Hotel Central, Quay Street, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1930
Photographer: Unknown

Truro Borough Police, Truro, Cornwall. 1870
From left to right: Sergeant Roberts, Constable Coad (collar number 1), Constable Collet (collar number 4), Constable Scown (collar number 2) and Constable Bettinson

Little Petherick, Cornwall. Around 1930s
A view looking down the creek to the old grain store. Photographer: Unknown

Chapel Rock / Peak Rock, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860s
A view of Chapel Rock, also known as Peak Rock, and the entrance to Polperro harbour. An open boat with a number of people can be seen in the foreground. Lobster pots have been left to dry

Wesleyan Sunday School procession entering Market Square
The Wesleyan Sunday School procession in Fore Street and the entrance to Market Square (or Commercial Square). Many of the women are holding parasols to protect them from the sun

Taprell House Opening, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1993
Over 50 members of the Taprell family from America, Australia, Switzerland and Britain gathered for the opening of their forebears refurbished house in Lostwithiel

The harbour light, Victoria Pier, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1982
The harbour light on Victoria Pier with fisherman William Arthur Chesterfield (born 1927) on the quay tending his nets

Harbour, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860-1870s
Vessels in the outer harbour at Polperro with Chapel Rock, also known as Peak Rock, behind. Photographic print from the manuscript The History of Polperro by Thomas Q

Harbour, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860-1870s
A schooner and other vessels in the harbour with Chapel Rock, also known as Peak Rock, behind. The net loft can be seen on the right hand side of the photograph. Philip M

Picnic party on Cliffs, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860-1870s
Unidentified group of visitors enjoying a picnic on the cliff on the west side of the village, on Chapel Cliff above Peak Rock

Old house thought to be in, or near, East Looe, Cornwall. Around 1880s
Unidentified house with a woman looking over the garden wall, and a barn in the background. Photographer: Surgeon Captain John Campbell

Slate Knife and bronze rings from the Iron Age cemetery at Harlyn Bay
A well shaped slate knife and bronze rings found in 1900 at the prehistoric Iron Age cemetery excavated between 1900 and 1906 at Harlyn Bay

Bronze ring and casts of slate needles from the Iron Age cemetery at Harlyn Bay
Bronze ring and casts of slate needles found in 1900 at the prehistoric Iron Age cemetery excavated between 1900 and 1906 at Harlyn Bay

Two Iron Age brooches from the Iron Age cemetery at Harlyn Bay
Two Iron Age brooches from the cemetery which was excavated between 1900 and 1906. The photograph shows the topside of one brooch and the underside of another

DCLI recruiting march, Caerhays Castle, St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall. 13th July 1915
Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry soldiers on a recruiting march going through the arch at Caerhays Lodge, led by a band

Boscawen Lake, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Probably 1920s
Boscawen Boating lake with houses beyond, and a flower bed in the foreground. There are several people sitting on benches and three boys in a paddle boat on the left. Photographer: Unknown

Christmas lights, Royal Cornwall Museum, River Street, Truro, Cornwall. 22nd November 2018
A view of Royal Cornwall Museum decorated in Christmas lights

St Constantine Chapel, St Merryn, Cornwall. Undated, probably early 1900s
A view of the ruins of the shale and slate stone medieval Constantine Chapel showing the entrance arch

The Leats, Truro, Cornwall. After 1902
View along The Leats looking towards the Carvedras viaduct, from the east entrance to Victoria Gardens

Spindle whorls, Iron Age brooches and various rings from the Iron Age cemetery at Harlyn Bay
A collection of spindle whorls, Iron Age brooches and various rings of different sizes found at the prehistoric Iron Age cemetery excavated between 1900 and 1906 at Harlyn Bay

St Constantine chapel remains, St Merryn, Cornwall. 1906
A view of the ruins of the shale and slate stone medieval St Constantine chapel with two men standing to the side

Distant view of St Merryn Church with horse and trap and figures in foreground from Treveglos
The man standing is Wesley Hawken, a farmer at St Merryn in 1906. The horses and carriage are supposed to have come from Prideaux Place, Padstow

Distant view of St Merryn Church with horse and trap and figure from Treveglos
Distant view of St Merryn Church from the farmyard at Treveglos. The man standing is Wesley Hawken, a farmer at St Merryn in 1906

Waterfall outside Waterfall Gardens, Truro, Cornwall. Probably around 1910
A group of women and children stand beside the waterfall outside Waterfall Gardens with the new Carvedras Viaduct in the background

The Gardeners house, Victoria Gardens, Truro, Cornwall. Probably around 1910
A view of the Gardeners house in Victoria Gardens. Victoria Gardens were created to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Quay Street, Truro, Cornwall. 1920s
View westwards along Quay Street with the Cathedral in the background and the Old Mansion House on the right

Rear of the Britannia Hotel, The Green, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1930
A view of the rear of the Britannia Hotel, later known as the Britannia Inn. The rear of the building faced The Green with the front located at the end of Quay Street. Photographer: Unknown

Princes Street, Truro, Cornwall. 1920s
A view of the north side of Princes Street from the east

Princes Garage, Princes Street, Truro, Cornwall. 1920s
A view of the lower story of H.T.P. Motors Ltd.s garage and show rooms. Photographer: Unknown

Building site, Newquay, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
A crowd of people at a building site in the street. The occasion is some kind of ceremony, possibly for the laying of a foundation stone. Photographer: Unknown

Trevena Guest House, 12 Esplanade Road, Pentire, Newquay Cornwall. Around 1930
An unknown family group of 6 (possibly from Barnet, Hertfordshire) standing on the front steps of Trevena Guest House, overlooking Fistral Beach. Trevena would later become Surfside Hotel

Tin Bound March, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. March 1993
John Saundry (in checked shirt) accompanied by his son Tristan, and around 30 fellow marchers, proclaims a piece of land in Tanhouse Road tin bound

Fowey to Polruan Ferry, Fowey, Cornwall. January 1993
Paul Toms at the helm of the Fowey to Polruan ferry, which has been bought by his father Allen Toms who owns Toms Boatyard in Polruan

Malpas Ferry landing with people embarking, Malpas, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Rosedale, Kenwyn, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Located on the road from Moresk to Idless, opposite Polquick Cottage and near to the entrance to Daubuz Moor, a lady in a white apron is collecting water in a pail from the mill leat

Bungalow Town, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Around 1920s
The building site appears to be nearly complete, however a small number of bungalows are still under construction. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Library Opening, Taprell House, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. April 1993
The official opening ceremony of the new library in Lostwithiel was performed by Barbara Spring (left), chairman of the Library, Arts and Records committee of Cornwall County Council

Methodist Church Opening, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. February 1993
After closing the Bank Chapel in Queen Street in 1988, the towns Methodists had no church of their own

Treen, St Levan, Cornwall. Around 1900
Thatched cottages and farm buildings with paddock and haystack. Photographer: W.T. (probably William Thomas of Camborne School of Mines)

Seated men at Zawn Pyg, Nanjizal, St Levan, Cornwall. Probably 1903
View of two men on the rocks at the edge of the sea, with a close-up of the natural arch, Zawn Pyg. Nanjizal is also known as Mill Bay. Photographer: Unknown

Victoria Gardens, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
View of the bandstand at Victoria Gardens, looking east through the trees, with a boy sitting on a park bench and a lady in a large hat standing, looking at the bandstand

Waterfall Gardens, Truro, Cornwall. Before 1902
Waterfall Gardens with the Parish Church of St George the Martyr on the left and Isambard Kingdom Brunels timber fanned Carvedras Viaduct on the right

Bronze ring from excavation of Iron Age cemetery at Harlyn Bay
A bronze ring from the Iron Age cemetery in Harlyn Bay, excavated between 1900 and 1906

Victoria Gardens, Truro, Cornwall. Probably around 1910
The Bandstand in Victoria Gardens with the new Carvedras Viaduct in the background

12 Esplanade Road, Pentire, Newquay, Cornwall. Around 1920s-1930s
A lady standing in front of a new detached house being built at Pentire overlooking Fistral Beach. The house was named Trevena Guest House soon after completion and would later become Surfside Hotel

Carnival Mayor Kidnap, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1993
Lostwithiel Mayor, Warren Nicholls, was given special protection when he visited fete day on King George V playing fields, after rumours of a kidnap circulated

Fowey to Polruan Ferry, Fowey, Cornwall. January 1993
Paul Toms at the helm of the Fowey to Polruan ferry, which has been bought by his father Allen Toms who owns Toms Boatyard in Polruan

Carnival Mayor Kidnap, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1993
Lostwithiel Mayor, Warren Nicholls, was given special protection when he visited fete day on King George V playing fields, after rumours of a kidnap circulated

Aftermath of fire at Tehidy, Illogan, Cornwall. February 1919
Main block of the house 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

Taprell House Opening, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. April 1993
Architect of the recently refurbished Taprell House, John Carter (right) points out features of the building to members of the town council

Taprell House Opening, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1993
Lostwithiel Mayor, Warren Nicholls, welcomes around 50 members of the Taprell family from America, Australia, Switzerland and Britain to the opening of the refurbished Taprell House

Methodist Church Opening, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. February 1993

Methodist Church Opening, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. February 1993
After closing the Bank Chapel in Queen Street in 1988, the towns Methodists had no church of their own

Library Opening, Taprell House, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. April 1993
Lostwithiel resident Bert Lane was the first borrower from the towns new library, situated in refurbished Taprell House. Handing over the books was senior library assistant, Janet Simon

St Constantine Chapel, St Merryn, Cornwall. Undated, probably early 1900s
A view of the ruins of the shale and slate stone medieval Constantine Chapel showing the entrance arch

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