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Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1890s
A view up Lemon Street from Lemon Bridge (which can just be seen on the left hand side) with horse-drawn cabs and carts on the road and lots of people posing for the photographer

The four wooden Marconi wireless towers at Poldhu, Mullion, Cornwall. Before 1912
A view of the four wooden 200ft Marconi towers at Poldhu, built by early 1902, showing the guide wires and signal station buildings. View from across the beach at Poldhu

Liroconite, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
A large, rare, liroconite crystal on strashimirite found in 1808. At 2.5cm, the specimen is the largest known crystal from any locality worldwide

The Quay, Penryn, Cornwall. 1904
Penryn Quay with the ketch Hobah alongside the granite works quay in the middle distance. This vessel was built at Mylor and owned in Penryn. An unidentified schooner unloads in the foreground

The beach, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Around 1920s
Four surfers with boards on the beach. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1893
The Man Engine at 234 fathoms level below adit, in 1893. The man engine went down to the 314 fathom level

Trelowarren Street, Camborne, Cornwall. Around 1870

East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1893. Group of Cornish miners at rest at the 310 level
Cornish miners at Croust time, at the 310 level. Miners enjoying their croust, having performed the first part of the days labour

Stanbury House, Morwenstow, Cornwall. 1958
Stanbury is a Grade II listed farmhouse, formerly a manor house, built in the late 16th century for John Manning. Alterations to the building were carried out in the 17th, 18th and 20th centuries

Tincroft Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800s
Miners and bal maidens posed in front of surface buildings. Part of the A.K. Hamilton Jenkin collection. Photographer: Unknown

Family group, Little Treveal, Cubert, Cornwall. Around 1890s
The family group are posed seated and standing with their dogs outside an unidentified thatched cottage. The group are thought to be the Chenoweth family

West Street, Penryn, Cornwall. Around 1904
A view from West Street, Penryn, of the Three Tuns Inn on the right, with the Cornish Arms behind. Amelia Demcey was the landlady of the Three Tuns in 1904. Photographer probably Arthur William Jordan

Shepherd with sheep, Cornwall. Late 1800s
A shepherd followed by flock of sheep in a leafy Cornish lane. Photographer: Unknown

West of harbour, Polperro, Cornwall. 3rd June 1904
Jane Marks, who married Charles Jolliffe, knitting on the cliff path to the west of the harbour. The man may be Wilf Marks, a name marked on one of the original prints. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Blue Hills Mine, St Agnes, Cornwall. 1893
Group (or Pare) of 9 miners underground. A pare is a group of family members or friends recruited to work in the mines. Photographer: John Charles Burrow

East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1895
General surface view with telepherage line carrying hoppers. Photographer: John Charles Burrow

Two young miners at croust time at an unidentified mine in Cornwall. Late 1800s
This photograph shows two young miners having a break ( croust is a traditional Cornish word for a break for food). One man has a sledge hammer the other a mining type pick

Wheal Vivian, Constantine, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Photograph of the disused minestack at Wheal Vivian. Mining ended there in 1864. It was due to the development of this mine that the Churchtown grew substantially from a mere hamlet in 1820

East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. Probably 1893
Croust time (a Cornish term for a mid-morning refreshment break). The men are eating pasties and taking refreshment from two barrels. The photographers wife is seated fourth from the left

East Pool Mine, Illogan, Cornwall. 1892
Croust time ; croust is a Cornish term for lunch. The image includes the photographers son, front row, second from left, with nine miners. Photographer: John Charles Burrow

Artist at Arch Rock, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Artist John Clarke Isaac Uren painting by Arch Rock with Chapel Rock (including Lion Rock) to the right. Photographer: Unknown

Mayor Making, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1988
The newly installed Mayor of Lostwithiel, Dennis Hutchings. Councillor Hutchings served in 1988 and 1989, and was Mayor when HM The Queen visited the town in 1989. Photographer: Jonathan Barker

Church Lychgate, St Mawgan in Pydar, Cornwall. Around 1920
A view from the road by the lychgate of St Mawgan in Pydar Parish Church, looking west

Falcon Inn, St Mawgan in Pydar, Cornwall. Around 1920
The rear of the Falcon Inn as seen from the garden in winter or early spring. Photographer: Unknown

Interior of the Old Grammar School, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1925
Glass lantern slide from a lecture, entitled Some Historic Cornish Beauty Spots, given by Cornishman and amateur photographer, Major Arthur William Gill, in around 1925

The Falcon Inn and view up hill with a postman walking towards the camera
Mawgan is identified with the Arundell family, known as the great Arundells on account of their vast riches

Lostwithiel History, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1989
Local historian, Donald Dunkley, explains details of the Lostwithiel town plate in the Mayors Parlour

Bridge at Grampound, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The bridge and walk at Grampound, viewed through trees from Mill Lane. A man and dog can be seen on the left with cattle on the right, underneath the trees. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

South Condurrow Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Around 1900
Miners croust (lunch) time. Group of miners eating pasties and smoking pipes, miners dial in the foreground. Photographer: John Charles Burrow

Lanlivery Vintage Rally, Lanlivery, Cornwall. September 1991
John Jago and his son from Roche, together with their shire horses, gave rides to adults and youngsters at the Lanlivery Vintage Rally site

Godolphin House, Breage, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
The main facade of Godolphin House with sundial on the lawn. A colonnade of massive granite pillars leads into the quadrangle through an old Jacobean doorway with carved oak doors

New Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall. Late 1800s
A group of miners sinking a winze or connection between two levels at the 394 fathom level. Photographer: John Charles Burrow (1852 - 1914)

Ponsmere Road, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Probably 1930s
A view of Ponsmere Road from the promenade. Moon and Sons Pianos can be seen in the wooden hut on the far right. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Chysauster, Gulval, Cornwall. 1959
Aerial view of the remains of the Iron Age village at Chysauster, near Gulval, which consists of several courtyard houses and a fogou. The Romano-British settlement is cared for by English Heritage

Fishing boats off Chapel Rock, Polperro, Cornwall. Probably 1860s-1870s
A view of fishing boats moored off Chapel Rock, also known as Peak Rock, probably waiting for high water to enter the harbour

View of harbour, Polperro, Cornwall. Probably 1860s-1870s
View over roofs towards Chapel Rock, also known as Peak Rock, from Osprey Cottage on the eastern cliff

Four fishermen, Polperro, Cornwall. Probably 1860s-1870s
The four fishermen are, from left to right: James Curtis (grandfather of Emma Oliver), Jack Langmaid, William Rowe and William Oliver

Rock, St Minver, Cornwall. June 1906
A view of Rock looking down the estuary at low tide. On the foreshore, to the left, is a bait digger with his fork and basket. To the right is a fishing boat, moored with its sails down

Wreck of the French brigantine Angele of Boulogne
A view of the wreck of the French brigantine Angele of Boulogne aground on Doom Bar with the hull beginning to break up

The wreck of the collier Bessie
A view of the Bessie wrecked at Carbis Bay, broadside to the surf, with the machinery of the Vulture beyond

Jonathan Couch, Cornwall. Before 1870
Full length portrait photograph of Dr Jonathan Couch (1789-1870) standing with one hand hooked into his waistcoat and holding a top hat in the other

Edward Heath Rodd, England. Around 1879
Upper body studio portrait photograph of Edward Hearle Rodd (1810-1880), seated and reading a book. Rodd was born in St Just in Roseland, and, after qualifying as a solicitor, settled in Penzance

Royal Visit, 25 Ferris Town, Truro, Cornwall. 15th July 1903
Crowds of people have lined the street to watch the Prince and Princess of Wales, later King George V and Queen Mary

Monday, Bryan Pearce (1929-2007)
Oil on board, 1959. Bryan Pearce was born in St Ives in 1929 and suffered from the then unknown condition Phenylketonuria, which affects the normal development of the brain

Samuel John Goviers photographic van by an unidentified cottage
Samuel John Govier (1871-1967) was a pioneering photographer in the late 19th and early 20th century in Cornwall

Workmen uncovering a group of cists at the excavation site of the Iron Age cemetery at Harlyn Bay
A view of men excavating cists (stone lined graves) in 1900 with a horse and cart in the background. A policeman watches from the right hand side

Stone mortar excavated at Iron Age cemetery, Harlyn Bay, St Merryn, Cornwall. 1968
A view of a stone mortar formerly at the museum at Harlyn Bay. The Iron Age cemetery in Harlyn Bay was excavated between 1900 and 1906

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

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

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 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

Newquay Old Cornwall Society / Federation of Old Cornwall Societies dinner
Charles Woolf (1907-1984), photographer and President of Newquay Old Cornwall Society in 1977, is pictured (left) shaking hands with a gentleman wearing a chain of office

Electrotype Greek Coin from Thurium, Southern Italy
Obverse only electrotype showing Athene wearing a crested Athenian helmet on which there is Scylla with a snaky tail and a tiny griffin on the neck guard

Copper Alloy Pre-decimal One Penny (1d) Coin, England
The obverse bears the youthful portrait of Queen Elizabeth II (reigned 1952-) wearing a laurel wreath in her hair. The inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F : D: + encircles the portrait

Common Raven (Corvus corax) Skull, Probably Cornwall, England
The Common Raven is the largest member of the Crow Family and is one of the most widely distributed birds worldwide. It is all black in colour with a long, wedge shaped tail

River Widening, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. September 1992
River widening work on the River Fowey, just below Coulson Park at Lostwithiel, saw barges with cages of stones, cranes

Surfers on the beach, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Probably June 1922
Two young men and three young ladies posed with surf boards on the beach at Perranporth. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Cuprite with Minor Quartz, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
This specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 16)

Wolframite, Castle an Dinas Mine, St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
Wolframite contains iron, manganese and tungsten and is the main ore mineral of tungsten

Building the HTP warehouse on Malpas Road, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1911
Warehouse being built for HTP (Hosken, Trevithick and Polkinhorn), who were agricultural and grain merchants

Lower Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. Probably 1911
A view of Lower Lemon Street looking from Lemon Bridge towards Farrows Bank and the Red Lion Hotel in Boscawen Street

Lower Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. Probably 1911
A view of Lower Lemon Street looking from Lemon Bridge towards Farrows Bank and the Red Lion Hotel in Boscawen Street

New houses, St Georges Hill, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 1930s
Originally incorrectly listed in museum records as 450 pound houses in St Georges Road, Truro, the houses have been identified as No. 4 and No. 5 St Georges Hill, Perranporth

Fishing boat at sea under sail, Cornwall. Around 1900
PZ 207, the class A lugger Fiona (registered in Penzance), at sea under sail with at least two men on board and a man in a dinghy astern

Furniss Island, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of Furniss Island from Boscawen Bridge showing Furniss Biscuit Factory with mute swans in the River Allen. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Vivian Terrace, Falmouth Road, Truro, Cornwall. Probably early 20th century
A view of Vivian Terrace looking towards the Lander Monument in Lemon Street. There is a man on a bicycle riding in the road and a horse-drawn milk cart with churns is waiting outside one house

Carclew House, Mylor, Cornwall. 15th March 1912
Main facade of Carclew House from the lawns

Coombe, Kea, Cornwall. Before 1908
Early view of Coombe showing the creek with boats, and several houses on the bank. The two thatched cottages, Moor Close and Bunny Thatch, were demolished between the First and Second World Wars

Irene, Bryan Pearce (1929-2007)
Oil on board, 1975. Bryan Pearce was born in St Ives in 1929 and suffered from the then unknown condition Phenylketonuria, which affects the normal development of the brain

John Charles Burrow, Cornwall. Around 1910
Three-quarter length portrait of John Charles Burrow (1852-1914) taken in full Masonic regalia

Replica Bust of Nefertiti, Germany
Full size plaster replica of a limestone bust of Nefertiti. The original bust of Nefertiti (meaning the beautiful one has come forth ) was discovered in 1912

British War Medal, First World War 1914-1918
This medal was awarded to Lieutenant Colonel F. Call. It is one of 17 campaign medals awarded to members of the Call family, now in the museum collection

1914-15 Star Medal, First World War 1914-1918
This medal was awarded to Captain F. Call. It is one of 17 campaign medals awarded to members of the Call family, now in the museum collection

Afghanistan Medal, Second Afghan War 1878-1880
This medal, together with two clasps, was awarded to Captain G.F. Call who served with the Royal Engineers

Military General Service Medal, 1793-1814
This medal was awarded to Captain G.J. Call in 1848, together with the clasp CUIDAD RODRIGO. It is one of 17 campaign medals awarded to members of the Call family, now in the museum collection

Obby Oss Mask, Padstow, Cornwall, England
Masks such as these are used in the Padstow Obby Oss May Day celebrations. It is worn during a dance that celebrates the coming of Spring

South Island Giant Moa (Dinornis robustus) Right Leg
This extinct, flightless bird lived in New Zealand. The largest of the species reached 3.6 meters and its only predator was the Hst eagle, until the first Polynesian settlers arrived in the 1200s

Treamble, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 1966
A thatched, cob walled farm building by the roadside near Treamble. Photographer: Charles Woolf

Fishing boats, Polperro, Cornwall. Possibly 1940s
Polperro Harbour with fishing boats: FY185, FY20, FY30, FY52 and possibly FY12. Houses can be seen extending up the hillside/cliffside. Photographer: Unknown

Chalcophyllite, Wheal Gorland, St Day, Gwennap, Cornwall, England
Coarse crystals of chalcophyllite. Collector Philip Rashleigh wrote in his mineral catalogue: Transparent six sided thin Crystals of Copper Ore with some eight sided crystals of green Do

Galena, Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Bright metallic grey galena. Collector Philip Rashleigh wrote in his mineral catalogue 126 Lead Ore shot in the form of a leaf called Thorn-Leaf Lead Ore. Matlock

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