Cornish Collection (page 12)

Harry, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, around 1888. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York. In 1859 the family moved to Falmouth, where his father Daniel Tuke, a physician

The Stile, Padstow, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Ladies sitting on the stile beyond north quay with the estuary behind. Looking towards Pentire. Part of the A.K. Hamilton Jenkin collection. Photographer: Unknown

Ships off Malpas Road seen from Worths Quay, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1900
A barge and other vessels moored in the Truro River off Malpas Road, seen from Worths Quay. There is a pile of logs and other timber beside the far warehouse

Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall. Probably 1911
A view up Lemon Street from near the Lemon Quay turning, with the Truro District Conservative Club at 80 Lemon Street in the foreground

Narrowcliff, Newquay, Cornwall. Late 1930s
A view of Narrowcliff, with fields and buildings and the Kilbirnie Hotel on the far right. The Kilbirnie was run by Mr and Mrs Ernest Crocker, formerly of Kilbirnie, Cliff Road, at the time

J. Davies Enys, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, early 20th century. John Davies Enys (1837-1912) was born at Enys, near Penryn, Cornwall, and emigrated to New Zealand in 1861

Henry Scott Tukes French brigantine Julie of Nantes at the Mill Dam, Falmouth, Cornwall. Around 1886
The artist, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929), purchased Julie of Nantes in 1886 for use as a floating studio. It is thought that he can be seen standing at the bow of the ship

St Neot, Cornwall. 1904
A general view across the village towards the parish church. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Colliford Reservoir, St Neot, Cornwall. 1983
View of the newly constructed dam before the reservoir filled with water. The two people are thought be the photographer Charles Woolf and his wife, Phyllis

Fishing boat off Porthleven, Cornwall. Undated, probably early 1900s
The Penzance registered Porthleven fishing boat, PZ57 Hetty May, under sail off Porthleven with several fishermen on board. Another fishing boat can be seen in the distance. Photographer: Unknown

View of the Cathedral, Truro, Cornwall. After 1910
View of the cathedral and viaduct from Poltisco showing Garras Wharf with Harveys timber yard and the Green (which later became the site of the bus station)

Rooftop view from City Hall, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Rooftop view from City Hall looking across Boscawen Street towards the Cathedral showing lots of houses and the business premises of N

Mending Nets, West Cornwall Fisheries Exhibition, Penzance, Cornwall. 29th August to 9th September 1884
A posed group of eight women wearing traditional costumes and carrying out tasks associated with the fishing industry. The handwritten caption underneath reads Costumes of Fish Women at Penzance

Victoria Hotel, East Street, Newquay, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A general view of the Victoria Hotel from across the road. A group of children with an adult are standing in the foreground. The hotel was opened in 1899. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Pentire Hotel, East Pentire, Newquay Cornwall. Around 1928
A view of the Pentire Hotel being built and nearing completion but still with scaffolding. A mother with her children, one in a pram, are in the foreground. Photographer: Unknown

Tresahor Quarry, Constantine, Cornwall. 1903-1904
A general view of the quarry with the crane used for moving the granite blocks. Part of the Freeman & Sons, Penryn Collection. Photographer: Unknown

Polkanuggo Quarry, Stithians, Cornwall. Around 1900
A view of the quarry face showing workers holding the tools of their trade while dressing stones. Blocks of granite are ready to be moved using the cranes based at the edge of the quarry

Browda House, Linkinhorne, Cornwall. 1964
A general view of Browda House, a Grade II listed building. It dates from the late 19th century but incorporating some of the original 17th century structure

Fowey Regatta Queen, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992
After a wait of 53 years, the uncrowned carnival queen of Fowey, Winifred Finding, finally had her day. She was chosen as queen in 1939 but missed out on her crowning when war broke out

Ketch Elizabeth loading cargo at Mother Iveys Bay, St Merryn, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Ketch Elizabeth loading cargo (possibly sand) at Mother Iveys Bay. The ketch is possibly the Elizabeth Couch of Barnstaple built at Bideford in 1838 or it may the Elizabeth of Burton upon Stather

Pilchard seine boat, Cornwall County Fisheries Exhibition, Truro, Cornwall. July to August 1893
Pilchard seine boat on the River Kenwyn at Back Quay in Truro, with Samuel Brokenshire carriage factory in the background

South side of great hall, Trecarrel Manor, Lezant, Cornwall. Undated
Early 16th century hall and domestic chapel built for Sir Henry Trecarrel but left unfinished in 1511. The site was first licensed for a chapel in 1405

Newton Ferrers House, St Mellion, Cornwall. 1970
A view of Newton Ferrers House in St Mellion. The current house, with Italianate terraces, was built for the Coryton family in the late 17th century. Photographer: Charles Woolf

Mullion Cove (Porth Mellin), Mullion, Cornwall. Around 1900
View of an excursion party on the slip below the Lifeboat Station. Ladies and Gents are dressed in their finery sitting in, or standing against, the boats. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Merther Lane, St Michael Penkivel, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The road side view of the school at Merther Lane with a small thatched cottage next door. The school was built in 1889 to serve the parishes of St Michael Penkivel, Lamorran and Merther

Peruppa farmhouse, Pentewan, Mevagissey, Cornwall. 1970
A view of the Grade II listed slate-hung 18th century farmhouse with a car (possibly an early Ford Consul, registration number 658 PAF) parked outside. Photographer: Charles Woolf

Village from the river with man rowing, Tresillian, Cornwall. 1890s
View looking down stream at high tide with Oust House on the right. There are ducks on the bank of the river. Photographer: Arthur Philp

Wheal Call Count House looking west from Porth Ledden, Cape Cornwall, St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A view of Wheal Call Count House from a house above Porth Ledden with The Brisons in the distance. The chimney stack of Cape Cornwall Mine can be seen on the headland

Mrs Phillips of Goonere, Scorrier, Gwennap, Cornwall. October 1907
Portrait of an elderly lady, Mrs Phillips. Photographer: Samuel John Govier

Grampound, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Grampound showing the day school. Taken from the bottom of the village looking towards the school. Photographer: Samuel John Govier

Fishing boats, Penzance, Cornwall. Around 1900
A hand coloured slide of several luggers leaving Penzance with sails hoisted, probably in the early morning. Hand coloured slide by W.C. Hughes, Brewster House, London. Photographer: Unknown

Mousehole harbour looking landward, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Harbour full of fishing boats and fishing gear, with the boats drawn up at low tide. Working boats with PZ numbers can be seen, some with sails hoisted

A view of huge granite boulders near Luxulyan Valley, Cornwall. 1909
A man from the photographic party stands beside a group of huge granite boulders. It is possible that the man is the photographer John Charles Burrow

Three men by near a huge granite boulder, Luxulyan Valley, Cornwall. 1900
Three men from the photographic party pose for the camera to give scale to the granite boulder. The man on the left of the picture is almost certainly the photographer Herbert Hughes

Rock Mill with Treffry Viaduct / Aqueduct in the background, Luxulyan, Cornwall. 1909
The photograph is taken from above the Great Western Railway Par to Newquay branch line cutting, looking north. Rock Mill can be seen on the left of the photograph, with a telegraph pole and wires

Cassiterite, Wherry Mine, Wherrytown, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Cassiterite with quartz. A very rich tin ore of a brown colour with black crystals of a curious form on the surface intermixed with white quartz

Cottages on West Looe Hill, West Looe, Cornwall. 1961
A view of cottages on West Looe Hill including properties called (in 2017) Ifor, Cauldron Cottage, Trevale, Mornessa, The Binnacle, Compass Cottage, Gulls Cottage, Chy-An-Nor and Fiddlers Elbow

Liskeard and Looe Railway Staff, Wagon Repair Works, Moorswater, Liskeard, Cornwall. December 1908
This staff photograph was taken outside the doors of the wagon repair works at Moorswater in December 1908. Operation of the line was taken over by Great Western Railway (GWR)

The river, Looe, Cornwall. Around 1920
A view down river from the west end of Looe Bridge. Julians Furnishing Warehouse is on the right, and there are several men in boats on the water. Photographer: S.C. Fox

Woodkeepers cottages, Tregothnan, St Michael Penkivel, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
Tregothnan has been home to the Boscawen family since 1334. The house was rebuilt by Edward Boscawen (1787-1841), fourth Viscount and First Earl of Falmouth, near the site of an older mansion

James Tangye (1825-1912) in his workshop at Aviary Court, Illogan, Cornwall. Around 1900
Mr James Tangye pictured in his workshop at his home, Aviary Court. He is seated, wearing a hat and holding a cane, amid various pieces of machinery

Chyverton Manor, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
A distant view of Chyverton Manor or Chyverton House, referenced in some records as Chiverton Manor, with the lake in the foreground

Stones from Fenton Berran now at Chyverton Manor, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Probably early 1900s
Stones from Fenton Berran (Perran Well) now at Chyverton Manor. The well was situated at the bottom of Church Hill, Perranwell, Goonhavern, until road works destroyed the site

St Pirans Oratory during construction of the concrete shell, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 1910
A good crowd viewing the site during the building of the concrete protective shell in 1910. The site hut can be seen left of centre

Thatched cottages at Bolingey, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Thatched cottages at Bolingey. Two men, a little girl and a dog stand by the doorway and a boy poses by the gate. Photographer: Samuel John Govier

The Bolingey Inn, Penwartha Road, Bolingey, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The Bolingey Inn where Samuel John Ball was the landlord at the time. The glass plate negative is titled Bolengey Nr. Perranporth

Marsland House, Morwenstow, Cornwall. 1958
A view of the inner courtyard and gatehouse of Marsland House. The Grade II listed former manor house was built in the 16th century

Morval House, Morval, near Looe, Cornwall. Around 1890
A view of Morval House from the south west with Morval Parish Church, dedicated to St Wenna, behind. There are two men mowing the lawn with an early lawn mower, one pulling and the other pushing

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"Cornish Charm: A Glimpse into the Rich History and Natural Beauty of Cornwall" Harbour (known around the world as Port Wenn): Explore the picturesque harbour that has captured hearts globally, with its quaint charm and stunning coastal views. The beach, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Around 1920s: Step back in time to the golden era of beachside leisure, where sun-kissed sands met crystal-clear waters for endless summer fun. Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 1893: Delve into the depths mining history at Dolcoath Mine - a testament to the region's industrial heritage and hardworking spirit. Surfers on the beach, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Probably June 1922: Witness early pioneers riding waves along this iconic coastline as they embrace a thrilling connection with nature's powerful forces. The Ringers of Launcells Tower by Frederick Smallfield (1829-1915): Immerse yourself in artistry inspired by Cornish landscapes; this captivating painting captures both beauty and mystery within its brushstrokes. Four fishermen, Polperro, Cornwall. Probably 1860s-1870s: Pay homage to generations past who braved treacherous seas for their livelihoods - a reminder of resilience etched in every weathered face. Locomotive Smelter on the Redruth and Chacewater line, Cornwall. After1854 : Marvel at engineering marvels that once powered industry across these rugged lands; witness how innovation shaped Cornish communities forever. Back Quay and Lemon Quay, Truro, Cornwall. Probably early 1920s : Stroll through bustling quaysides teeming with life - vibrant markets filled with local produce offering glimpses into Cornwall's culinary delights.