Cornish Collection (page 23)

Clovelly, Cornwall - Donkey on the cobbled path
Clovelly, Cornwall - One of the traditional donkeys with basket panniers, used to transport goods up and down the steep cobbled paths of this picturesque Cornish coastal village

Cornwall scene - Coverack
Coverack, Cornwall. A typical

St Brelades Church, Jersey
St Brelades Church (12th century - c.1111) on Jersey, Channel Islands. Saint Branwalator (Brelade or Brewerd) - was a 6th century monk and Bishop of Celtic/Welsh origin

Knitting a Jersey
A woman, seated by an open door, knits a jersey as worn by fishermen and sailers on the Cornish coast

English coastal village, possibly in Cornwall or Devon. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

St Ives, Cornwall
Boats in the harbour of St Ives, Cornwall

Sennen Cove, Cornwall
Fisherfolk on the rocks at Sennen Cove, on the Cornish coast

Saltash, Cornwall
A carriage is loaded onto a ferry which will carry it across the Tamar to Saltash, Cornwall -- this is before the construction of Brunels great railway bridge over the river

Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944)
Photographic portrait of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, the English writer, pictured in the early 1940 s. Sir Arthur was a Professor of English Literature at Cambridge University

Vigra Gold Mine, Wales, 1862
Engraving showing the crushing mill of Vigra gold mine, beside the Hirgwm river in North Wales, 1862. The waterwheel shown was about 60ft in diameter

Fishing Demonstration
A demonstration by Cornish fishermen demanding that their fishing rights should be protected - when the tourists are gone, fishing keeps the cash flowing in

Lizard Penninsula
A glimpse of the rugged coastline at Kynance Cove, on the Lizard Penninsula, Cornwall, England

Cornish Coal Lorry
Cornish coalmen unloading coal from their lorry onto a ship before it sets sail from the harbour with its cargo of China clay

Cornish Rock Formations
A fine view of the Cornish coast at Bedruthan Steps, with its rocky cliffs and sandy beach, Cornwall, England

England / Polperro
A view of the Inner Harbour at low tide, at Polperro, Cornwall, England

England / Porthscatho
The beach at Porthscatho, a typical small Cornish fishing hamlet, on the south coast of Cornwall, England. Date: circa 1950

Cornish Tin Miners
Cornish tin miners below ground

England / Boscastle
A view looking down the High Street of Boscastle, a village on the north coast of Cornwall

England / Charlestown
The small but busy harbour of Charlestown, a quaint little Cornish sea port. The local industry is devoted entirely to the shipping of china clay to all parts of the world

Boscastle Harbour
Looking down on the tiny land- locked harbour of Boscastle, on the north Cornish coast. This Elizabethan harbour was built in 1584 by Sir Richard Grenville

Richard Lower, Medical
RICHARD LOWER Cornish anatomist, interested especially in blood

Caravan Park
Cars and tents at the Pentwan caravan park, on the Cornish coast at Mevagissey, England

West Looe 1950S
West Looe, seen from East Looe, Cornwall, which in medieval times were two towns on opposite banks of the River Looe, which are now joined by a bridge

Waves Crashing
Waves crashing against the rocks on the Cornish coast

Cornish Caravan Park
A busy caravan park at Pentewan, Cornwall, England

Family Breakfast
A happy family enjoying a hearty breakfast of boiled eggs, toast and marmite, around the table

Saltash Viaduct
The Cornish Riviera Express steam train crossing Brunels Saltash viaduct

Little girl eating an ice cream, Cornwall
Close-up of a little girl sitting on a mooring post in a Cornwall harbour, eating an ice cream

Copper mine at Colcoath, Camborne, Cornwall
A copper mine with men and women at work, at Dolcoath, Camborne, Cornwall

Dorothy Jeffrey / Cornish
DOROTHY JEFFREY (nee Pentreath) Allegedly the last speaker of Cornish

Cornwall / Bedruthan Steps
Cornish scenery: Bedruthan Steps, North Cornwall

Fishing Village 1940S
A corner of Mevagissey harbour, a typical Cornish fishing village. Here the crew of one of the smacks are busy baiting the long fishing lines. A well-dressed man watches them

Crime / Wreckers / 1823
Cornish wreckers

Cornish Fishing Boats
Fishing boats leaving the harbour at Looe, Cornwall

Tin Mining / Cornwall / 1869
Winze-shaft, or sinking in a Cornish tin mine

Copper works in Cornwall, with smoking chimneys
Copper works in Cornwall, with many smoking chimneys

Royal Albert railway bridge, Saltash, Cornwall
The Royal Albert railway bridge at Saltash, Cornwall

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