Lostwithiel Collection (#2)

Fire Station, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. 31st October 1992

Restormel Castle Tour, Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall. October 1992
Dr Peter Herring, a member of the Cornwall Archaeological Unit (centre in pale trousers) with some of the 35 people who came to listen to him explaining some of the history of Restormel Castle

St Winnow Church of England Primary School, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. June 1991
t Winnow Church of England Primary School

St Winnow Church of England Primary School, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. June 1991
t Winnow Church of England Primary School

St Winnow Church of England Primary School, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. June 1991
t Winnow Church of England Primary School

Carnival Entries, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1990
The Alternative Carnival Queen group from Queen Sheila Tyacke, flanked by her attendants, Sandra Trustcott and Nancy Morris. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Carnival Entries, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1990
Teeing off with first prize in their group, and celebrating the opening of Lostwithiel Golf Club, are Simon Ford and Simon May. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Carnival Entries, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1990
First prize in Over 16s Walking Pairs are Marie Wilton and Joyce Thomas who came as Aunt Sally and Worzel Gummidge. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Carnival Entries, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1990
Pam Hooper, aged 2, was Little Red Riding Hood and her elder sister Jennifer was behind the wolf mask in this entry in the carnival. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Carnival Entries, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1990
Lostwithiel Playgroup took a nautical theme for their entry in the carnival. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Carnival Entries, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1990
The Restormel Wives group came to the carnival wondering why the church clock had stopped

Carnival Entries, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1990
The Rotary Club of Lostwithiel, who organise the carnival, dressed up in the costumes of the late 1800s and travelled to the carnival in a Mississippi paddle steamer. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Carnival Entries, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1990
The Royal Oak Inn entered the carnival as the Past It Mutant Turtles and walked of with the Rotary Club special award of an engraved toilet seat. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Carnival Entries, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1990
Global warming was hitting the headlines in 1990 as this group made their point about the greenhouse effect

Restormel Castle, Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall. 1914
A man standing on the bridge over the castle moat just outside the gatehouse

Cyclists, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. June 1991

Young Farmers Club, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. March 1991
The committee and members of Lostwithiel Young Farmers at the 54th annual dinner dance held at the Restormel Lodge Hotel

Artist Don Breckon, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1991
Renowned railway artist Don Breckon at work in his studio in Lostwithiel. Dedicated to getting the detail precise, every painting is a complete story and social history

Church Organ Dismantling, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. December 1991
Dismantling the organ at St Bartholomews Church, Lostwithiel, is David Gridley of Lance Foy Organ Builders, Perranwell, Truro

Trabant Car, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1991
Dirk Krueger and Andrea Bein, students from the former East Germany, travelled to Cornwall in their 1975 Trabant which is thought to be the least environmentally friendly car ever produced

Aircraft Crash, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1991
The remains of a two seater Cessna 150 Aerobat aircraft which crashed near the road between Lostwithiel and Couchs Mill. The pilot, Lionel Burrows, and his passenger escaped with minor injuries

Jamboree Scouts, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1991
Three scouts from the Lostwithiel area will be staying in the homes of Japanese and Korean scouts when they attend the World Scout Jamboree in Korea

Medieval Music, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. February 1990
Over 150 attended a lecture and recital by one of the worlds leading authorities on medieval music

Restormel House, Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall. Probably 1900s
It is a Grade II listed building originally built as a three roomed farm house in the mid to late 17th Century

Milk Factory, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1991
On a visit to the recently closed Lostwithiel Creamery, the prospective Liberal Democrat candidate for South East Cornwall, Robin Teverson (second from right)

New Years Eve Giants, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. 31st December 1990
The first year that hand-made giants, accompanied by music, roamed the streets of Lostwithiel on New Years Eve. The brainchild of John and Frances Webb, the tradition has continued

Lorry Crash Campaign, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. October 1990
Lostwithiel local councillors discuss with Robert Hicks MP the need for weight restrictions on the hill leading into the town, after many lorry crashes and deaths at the bottom of the hill

Monmouth Hotel Fire, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. October 1990
Extensive damage was done to the bar and lounge area of the Monmouth Hotel, situated in Parade Square

Lostwithiel CP School football team, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. February 1990
Lostwithiel CP School football team in their new kit, sponsored by Dairy Crest. Back row: Chris Fredricks, Keiron Piper, Simon May, Justin Knight, Rory Jone, Gareth Hambley, James Foster

Lostwithiel Town Band, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1989
Lostwithiel Town Band performing during Carnival Week in the towns Coulson Park. The band performs at various events in the town including the Christmas pageant, Remembrance Day and civic parades

Can Can Dancers, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. March 1990
An evening of song and dance held in Lostwithiel church hall culminated in a Folies Bergere routine by St Mabyn Young Farmers

Mayors Ball, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. December 1989
The official last event of Lostwithiel 800, the anniversary year of the Towns Charter, was the Mayors Ball attended by many local dignitaries

Police Officers, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1990
A new community police officer, Martin Bennett (left) has taken over in Lostwithiel from PC Chris Jewells (right) who, after six years patrolling the town, is moving to Bodmin

Red Nose Day, Fore Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. March 1990
Raising money for Comic Reliefs Red Nose Day are, from left to right, Jude and Peter Martelli, with Frances and John Webb

Firefighters, Lostwithiel Community Fire Station, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1995
Firefighters of Lostwithiel at their newly opened fire station

Bell-ringers, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1989
The winners of the Lostwithiel 800 bell-ringing festival were this team from St Colomb pictured with Lostwithiel Mayor, Dennis Hutchings, holding their winners cup

Fairy Queen, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1985
The Lostwithiel Carnival Fairy Queen and attendants with the Mayor Gwen Powell-Jones

Bowling Club, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1988
Members of the victorious Lostwithiel Bowling Club team are pictured with the Kenyon Cup, which they won for the first time in their 62 year history

Mayor Making, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1997
The whole Lostwithiel Town Council at the Mayor Choosing for Councillor John Andrew. Mr Andrew was Mayor in 1996 and 1997

Mayor Making, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1998
The civic party at the Mayor Choosing for Jeanne Jones. Mrs Jones was Mayor in 1998 and 1999

Lostwithiel Band, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1989
The combined St Pinnock and Lostwithiel Bands after they won their section of the South West Brass Band championships held in Paignton, Devon

Mayor Making, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 2000
The new Mayor of Lostwithiel, John Pegg, with the civic party

Mayor Making, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1984
The Mayor of Lostwithiel, Gwen Powell-Jones, pictured with the Mace and Oar used on ceremonial occasions and carried by the Town Sergeant and Sergeant at Arms

Football Team, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1988
The Lostwithiel football team sponsored by Centra Stores grocery shop, Fore Street. Pictured with the trophies won in the 1987/1988 season

French wine workers, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1986
Representatives of the Gueval Wine Factory in Pleyber-Christ, Lostwithiels twin town, being shown around the Guildhall

Sponsored walk, Lerryn, St Veep, Cornwall. December 1980
At the end of a 4 mile walk from Lostwithiel the participants got their feet wet at Lerryn

Opening of new livestock unit, Churchtown Farm, Lanlivery, Cornwall. October 1987
BBC South West Spotlight weather presenter Craig Rich (centre) is shown around the new livestock unit of Churchtown Farm, Lanlivery, which he declared open

Lorry crash, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. August 1987
A low-loader operated by CAS Transport & Warehousing Company, carrying heavy machinery, which jack-knifed as it was negotiating Lostwithiel hill

Flooding, Queen Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1986
Clearing up after flooding affected Queen Street, Lostwithiel

Gorsedh Kernow Bardic ceremony, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1989
The Bardic procession makes its way onto the King George VI playing field in Lostwithiel, for the first Gorsedh Kernow, or Cornish Gorsedh, to be held in the town since its inauguration in 1928

New playground at Lostwithiel Community Centre, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. February 1989
The first children from Lostwithiel Playgroup play on the new wooden playground situated in the grounds of Lostwithiel Community Centre

Tree felling, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. March 1983
Felling overgrown branches of trees on the Parade area of the town. The Parade is used by Lostwithiel residents and organisations for fetes etc. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Halloween fancy dress competition, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. October 1984
Lostwithiel Community Centres Halloween event brought along many local youngsters as ghoulies and ghosties for the competition. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Lostwithiel Playgroup fundraiser, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. August 1982
Members of Lostwithiel Playgroup selling mugs as a fundraiser during the re-enactment of the civil war battle of Lostwithiel in 1682

Lostwithiel football team, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1984
The Lostwithiel football team sponsored by Four Way Auto Services, photographed on King George VI playing field, their home ground

Football teams, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1981
Lostwithiel adult and childrens football teams at the end of 1980/1981 season pose with their shields won in various competitions around the county. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Nativity play, St Winnow Church of England Primary School
Characters of the Nativity ready to perform a play for parents at St Winnow Church of England Primary School. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Lostwithiel Pageant, Cornwall. December 1985
By 1985 the Lostwithiel Christmas Pageant had grown to around 30 members

A. L. Rowse in Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1985
Born at Tregonissey near St Austell, Alfred Leslie Rowse was well known as an expert on Elizabethan England and his poetry about Cornwall is highly regarded

Lorry crash, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1985
A container lorry crashed in Queen Street, destroying the facades of the Baron Restaurant and Pattersons antique shop. The emergency services are in attendance

HM The Queens visit, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. June 1989
HM The Queen alights from her car in Fore Street after arriving by train. She was greeted by crowds and Mayor Dennis Hutchings in red robes and Deputy Mayor Ida Keast in blue

Town Council, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1985
Photographed in the Guildhall. Back row left to right: Mavis Isaacs, Rob Peareth, Rex Stephens, Gwen Powell-Jones (Mayor), Paul Brewer (Deputy Mayor), Ricky Isaacs, Ida Keast

Restormel Castle, Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall. 1914
A man poses for the camera while holding a scythe in the castles inner bailey

Restormel Castle, Lanlivery Parish, Cornwall. Probably 1904
A group of well dressed men and women pose for the camera standing in the castle gate

Carnival Entries, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1990
Chair of Lostwithiel Rotary Club, Chris Jewels, demands that people enjoy themselves at the Carnival, which is organised by Rotary

Carnival Entries, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1990
A set of single walkers group themselves together for the photograph

Carnival Entries, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1990
James and Lauren Payne won first in their class as Postman Pat and his black and white cat, Jess. The carnival entrants gathered on the George VI Playing Field for judging

Carnival Entries, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1990
Lostwithiel Beaver Group won second prize in their class for their walking tableau of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The carnival entrants gathered on the George VI Playing Field for judging

Golf Club Opens, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. April 1991
After opening the new Lostwithiel Golf and Country Club, the towns Mayor, John Reed, tried his swing on the course, watched by Martin Hammond, Course Professional, and Robin Stephens

Firefighters, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1991
Lostwithiel firefighters gather in 1991. Photographed at the fire station on Bodmin Hill. In 1992 a new fire station was built on the old cattle market site

Gumbo Flyers, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1991
A new group in Lostwithiel playing the Cajun and Zydeco music of Louisiana, USA, had their first outing at the Globe Inn, Lostwithiel, on carnival night, to foot-thumping acclaim

Gumbo Flyers, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1991
A new group in Lostwithiel playing the Cajun and Zydeco music of Louisiana, USA, had their first outing at the Globe Inn, Lostwithiel, on carnival night, to foot-thumping acclaim

Pigeon Racers, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1991
Father and son team of pigeon racers Paul (left) and Alan Crago of Lostwithiel with the 30 plus trophies won in the past year

Wedding Reunion, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1991
Couples married in St Bartholomew Church, Lostwithiel, over the last 60 years gathered to attend a marriage reunion service conducted by Rev Alex Allardice, pictured far left with his wife Liz

Church Organ Dismantling, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. December 1991
Dismantling the organ at St Bartholomews Church, Lostwithiel, are Peter Carey and David Gridley handing a pipe to Lance Foy, of Lance Foy Organ Builders, Perranwell, Truro

John o Groats Cyclist, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1991

NFU Farmwatch, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. March 1991
Lostwithiel Community PC Martin Bennett helps Bill Clarke of Grey Mare Farm fix signs to his farm buildings at the launch of the Farmwatch scheme

Remembrance Day, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1991
Lostwithiel town councillors line up outside the town council offices as the Remembrance Day parade marches past. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Remembrance Day, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1991
Guides and Brownies in attendance during the wreath laying ceremony at the war memorial on Remembrance Day. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Remembrance Day, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1991
Lostwithiel mayor, John Reed, and macebearers lead the procession, at the bottom of Fore Street, from the church to the war memorial during the Remembrance Day commemoration

Remembrance Day, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1991
Lostwithiel mayor, John Reed, bows his head after laying a wreath at Lostwithiel War Memorial, as members of other town organisations wait to lay their wreaths. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

St Winnow School, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. February 1991
Under the guidance of members of Kneehigh Theatre, over 80 children of St Winnow and Lanlivery schools, built the Grand Granite Guardian to help protect Helman Tor

Paper Recycling, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. August 1990
Lostwithiel Mayor, John Reed, helps the Lostwithiel Green Group to inaugurate the new paper bank in the town, on the site of the old cattle market

The Museum, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1991
Lostwithiel Old Cornwall Society presented an album of photographs to Lostwithiel Museum to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the granting of the town charter in 1189

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