Cornish Collection (page 7)

Anchor of oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles off The Lizard
Man on top of the positioning anchor of the oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, which can be seen in the distance on the right. Date: circa 1970s

Oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles off The Lizard, Cornwall
Oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles south west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Holidaymakers on the harbour beach, St Ives, Cornwall, with boats on the water in the distance. Date: circa 1980s

Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, with charity walkers
Signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, with four charity walkers and their lion mascot, who have come all the way from John O Groats. Date: 1984

Armed Knight Rocks, Lands End, Cornwall. circa 1890

Kynance Cove, Cornwall. circa 1890

BBC Children in Need, Lands End, Cornwall
BBC Children in Need, Lands End Hotel, Lands End, Cornwall. The bearded man seated at the centre is Peter John de Savary (b.1944), English entrepreneur

View of St Ives, Cornwall. 1952

Street near the harbour, Penzance, Cornwall

View of Mevagissey Harbour, Cornwall, July 1963. 1963

General view of Falmouth, Cornwall, from the Trefusis family estate. Date: 1908

Cornish lovage or licorice-root, Physospermum cornubiense (Ligusticum cornubiense). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a drawing by James Sowerby for Smiths English Botany, London, 1803

Sessile oak, Quercus petraea (Durmast oak, Quercus sessiliflora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes

Cornish sucker, Lepadogaster purpurea (Ocellated sucker, Cyclopterus ocellatus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

Inner Harbour, Polperro, Cornwall. circa 1900

Medieval jousting tournament, Cornwall
A medieval jousting tournament taking place in Cornwall, with men in costume on horseback, galloping past each other, and spectators in the background. Date: circa 1980s

Start of a Fun Run, Penzance, Cornwall
The start of a fun run (marathon) in Penzance, Cornwall, with David Moorcroft (b.1953), British middle-distance and long-distance runner. Showing a large crowd of runners and spectators

Young man thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Cornwall
Young man thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Penwith, Cornwall. circa 1960s

Two men thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Cornwall
Two young men thatching a roof, Lamorna Cove, Penwith, Cornwall. Date: circa 1960s

Combine harvester at work in a field, Cornwall, with a group of children on the left. Date: 1965

Man operating a combine harvester, Cornwall. Date: 1965

Sheep in a field behind a five-bar gate, Cornwall. Date: 1960s

Horse and cart in a field, Roseland, Cornwall. Date: circa 1960s

A swan sitting on its nest, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Helford River Mouth, Cornwall. Date: 1930

Bake-house in a Cornish Village by Adrian Stokes
A bake-house in a Cornish village. Loaves are carefully weighed before the baker shovels them into the oven. Date: 1888

Ruins of St Pirans Oratory, near Perranporth, Cornwall, at the time of its excavation. Date: 1910

St Wynwallows Church, Landewednack, Cornwall. Date: circa 1905

Parish church in the village of Luxulyan, Cornwall
Parish church in the village of Luxulyan, near St Austell, Cornwall. Date: circa 1905

Cottage at Newlyn, near Penzance, Cornwall, England -- a man looks out to sea, perhaps to see if the fishing fleet is on its way home. Date: 1922

Reverend Richard Polwhele, clergyman, poet and historian
Rev Richard Polwhele (1760-1838), Cornish clergyman, poet and historian of Cornwall and Devon. early 19th century

Designs for a system of composite shipbuilding, recommended by Lloyds (class 66). By J.H. Cornish Date: 1867

St Mary Magdalenes Church, Launceston, Cornwall, a Grade I listed parish church dating back to the 16th century. Date: circa 1910s

The Cornish Riviera in winter
Page from The Tatler, 14th December 1927, featuring advert for the Cornish Riviera - does it rival the continent for winter? Travel by Great Western Railway. Date: 1927

Cornish Riviera advert 1925
Page from The Tatler, 20th May 1925, featuring adverts for the Cornish Riviera, and Shell Motor Spirit. Date: 1925

The Cornish Riviera and other ads
Page of adverts in The Tatler, including for the Great North of Scotland Railway, The Cornish Riviera (G.W.R.), and for reproductions of leading pictures from the Royal Academy, 1909-10. Date: 1910

Boscawen Street, Truro, Cornwall, with the WW1 memorial in the left foreground. Date: circa 1920s

Norway Lane, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: circa 1900s

Fishermens homes, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: circa 1900s

Men and boys playing cards, Penzance, Cornwall -- An Old Hand. Date: circa 1900s

Cornish Waits
Musicians playing Christmas carols in a Cornish harbour village. Date: 1936

Godrevy Lighthouse, Cornwall Date: 1980s

Moon rising over St. Michaels Mount, Cornwall Date: 1980s

Surfer standing admiring a Cornish Sunset. Date: 1980s

Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall - Sunset
Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall - Dramatic Sunset light. Date: 1980s

Perrancoombe, near Perranzabuloe, North Cornwall
Perrancoombe, a hamlet near Perranzabuloe, North Cornwall. Date: circa 1920s

Padstow, Stepper and Pentire, North Cornwall. Date: circa 1920s

Group of fishermen, Mevagissey, Cornwall - the " Parliament". Date: circa 1910s

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