Cornwall Collection (page 18)

The Long Walk, Tresco Abbey, Isles of Scilly - Victorian period - from a hand tinted magic lantern slide

St. Ives Boys Playing Victorian period

St. Ives, Cornwall by L. Mortimer

Bodinnick, Cornwall by L. Mortimer

On the Cliff by Harold Harvey (1874-1941) one of the Newlyn School of Painters, well known for painting Cornish landscapes and social scenes from the area. Date: 1919

Andrew Besley, photographer, and magazine, Cornwall
Andrew Besley, photographer, with Cornwall County Council press officers on the publication of the annual magazine, Discover the Magic of Cornwall, featuring his photograph on the front cover

Princess Diana visiting Truro, Cornwall. Date: 1980s

Keepers of Longships Lighthouse, off Lands End, Cornwall
Three keepers of Longships Lighthouse, off Lands End, Cornwall, in the kitchen area, preparing for their Christmas dinner. Date: circa 1970s

Pendower beach with holidaymakers, Cornwall
Pendower beach full of holidaymakers on the south coast of Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Woman in Cornish traditional costume with Corn Dollies
Woman (Jan Fennell) in Cornish traditional costume, with a display of Corn Dollies. Date: circa 1970s

Trinity House Service Helicopter on Bishop Rock lighthouse
Trinity House Service Helicopter on top of Bishop Rock lighthouse, Isles of Scilly, 160 feet above sea level

Bounteous fishing trawler half submerged, Newlyn, Cornwall
Bounteous fishing trawler half submerged at low tide off the coast of Cornwall, near Newlyn harbour, being pumped out and pulled upright after rolling and sinking in rough seas, 17 January 1980

Penlee lifeboat, Mabel Alice, off Penzance, Cornwall
Penlee lifeboat, Mabel Alice, travelling at speed off the coast of Penzance, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Filming The Goodies TV show, St Ives, Cornwall
Cast and crew with a rowing boat on the beach, filming a scene for The Goodies BBC TV show at St Ives, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Woman serving Roskillys Cornish Clotted Cream. Date: circa 1980s

RNLI lifeboat crew, St Ives, Cornwall, just returned from a rescue mission. Includes Tommy Cocking, coxswain (second from left). Date: circa 1980s

Cornish Gorsedd procession, St Just, Cornwall
The Cornish Gorsedd, a community of modern-day bards, taking part in the Sword of Arthur ceremony and procession at St Just in Cornwall

Honeymoon couple and signpost at Lands End, Cornwall
Honeymoon couple posing by the famous signpost at Lands End, Cornwall, on 10 June 1985 -- Odessa, where the bride comes from, is 1594 miles away. Date: 1985

Deep sea diver in diving bell, off The Lizard, Cornwall
Deep sea diver in a diving bell, preparing to descend to examine oil drilling equipment below the oil rig Atlantic I, 38 miles south west of The Lizard, Cornwall. 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

Little boys standing near the beach, Perranporth, Cornwall
Two little boys standing in sand dunes looking at the beach, Perranporth, North Cornwall. Date: circa 1960s

Customer and barman, Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall
Customer and barman at the Halfway House pub, Rame, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Young woman dancing at a disco, Cornwall
Young woman in a red dress, dancing at a disco somewhere in Cornwall, with colourful lighting from spotlights. Date: mid-1980s

Chefs and buffet at Island Hotel, Tresco, Isles of Scilly
Three chefs standing behind a lavish buffet table at the Island Hotel, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. Date: circa 1980s

Scene at the Festival of Fools, Penzance, Cornwall -- a violinist named Wilfred entertains three small children. Date: circa 1970s

Duke of Kent on a lifeboat at Newlyn harbour, Cornwall
The Duke of Kent in Newlyn harbour, Cornwall, for the naming of the new Penlee lifeboat, the Mabel Alice, on 18 July 1983. 1983

Princess Diana visiting Cornwall
Diana, Princess of Wales, out on a visit, possibly in the Cornwall area. She is holding a daffodils, and is sheltering from the rain under an umbrella. Date: 1980s

Anti-nuclear power demonstration, Gwithian, Cornwall
Anti-nuclear power demonstration at Gwithian, Cornwall, with a CEGB drilling rig and site office in the background. Date: 1970s

Native American Indian chief at school, Hayle, Cornwall
Native American Indian chief with others at the Hayle Carnival, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Children and tutor from Penzance Gym Club, Cornwall
Children and tutor from the Penzance Gym Club, Cornwall, performing a street dance scene from the TV programme Fame. circa 1980s

Nanette Newman and Michael Culver filming in Cornwall
The actress Nanette Newman on location near Lands End, Cornwall, with the actor Michael Culver, in the roles of the Newlyn School artists Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857-1947)

Reformatory School Training Ship Cornwall
Inmates of Reformatory School Training Ship Cornwall, which was moored at Purfleet, Essex. Date: early 1900s

Brian Jacks at Carn Brea Leisure Centre, Redruth, Cornwall
Brian Jacks (b. 1946), British judoka (judo practitioner) and champion (top), with David Denmead of St Ives, demonstrating during a teaching session for young people at Carn Brea Leisure Centre

Royal Albert Bridge at Plymouth, Devon
A steam train visible on Brunels Royal Albert Bridge, crossing the River Tamar between Plymouth, Devon, and Saltash, Cornwall. 1960s

Sandor Vegh, Hungarian-French violinist and conductor
Sandor Vegh (1912-1997), Hungarian (later French) violinist and conductor. Seen here taking part in an International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove, Cornwall (which he founded in 1972)

Small boat dressed with flags
Small boat near the coast, dressed with flags -- possibly a Penzance fishing boat. circa 1900s

Fishing boats at low tide, St Ives, Cornwall -- one of a great series of studies of the town. Showing fishing boat Sweet Promise, WJ Ninnes Two Sisters, and the Trevose behind. 1954

The Wharf and Quay Street, St Ives, Cornwall
" One of a great series of studies of St Ives, Cornwall. The Wharf & Quay Street from Seagull Flats, Morning. The Harbour Beach Foresand, cottages & Quay House, St Leonards Chapel

Gwennap Pit near Redruth, Cornwall, where Methodist John Wesley preached to massive congregations 18 times between 1762 and 1789

St Faiths House of Mercy / Youth Hostel, Lostwithiel
St Faiths House of Mercy, a home for single mothers, at Lostwithiel, Cornwall. The building was later used as a youth hostel

Train Derailed in Snow
The Great Western Railways Flying Dutchman express goes off the rails in heavy snow at Camborne, Cornwall. Date: 1891

Transporting China Clay from St Austell, Cornwall, to the docks. Discovered in the UK in the 1740s, St Austell is one of the main sources of China Clay. Date: 1930s

John Wesley / Preaching
JOHN WESLEY English religious leader, founder of Methodism : preaching at Gwennap Pit, Cornwall, to a huge congregation Date: 1703 - 1791

Actors performing, Minack Theatre, Penzance, Cornwall
Actors performing to an audience at the open air Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, Penzance, Cornwall. The production was The Yeomen of the Guard by Gilbert and Sullivan. Date: circa 1970s

Trerice House, near Newquay, Cornwall
Trerice House, an Elizabethan manor house at Kestle Mill, near Newquay, Cornwall. It is owned by the National Trust and is open to the public. Date: circa 1980s

Interior, Cotehele House, Tamar Valley, Cornwall
Interior view, Cotehele House, Tamar Valley, Cornwall, the Main Hall decorated for Christmas, with a fire in the large fireplace. Date: circa 1980s

Cave dwellers, Downderry, near Seaton, Cornwall. These folk were mostly Irish people who came from Plymouth and lived in the caves on the beach from March to September harvesting shellfish

Trelissick House and Garden, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall
Trelissick House and Garden, a National Trust property at Feock, near Truro, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

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