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The Solentbrook's hold being filled with Penlee roadstone.

The Solentbrook, W Longstaff & Co's 2,900 ton d.w. ship loading stone at newly from the then newly-installed conveyor which replaced the railway system.

PREVREF 1539 & 1553 duplicate photos

Loco Penlee built by Orenstein & Keppel of Berlin

Marianne awaiting a roadstone cargo at the end of Penlee's conveyor at Newlyn pier.

Start of construction work on Mary Williams Pier in Newlyn.

Conveyors built by Naylor Bros Warrington & installed by MDT Cranes in 1972

Scillonian I with bowline out at Lighthouse Pier

Clipper bow steam yacht and other boats in Penzance. In First World War, it became HMS Argon in 1917.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Argus_(1904)

See PREVREF 1519

Photo reproduction of a painting of the steam and sail yacht Lillie Western.

Scillonian aground on Scilly during wartime (see SHIP 4.027)

Scillonian III alongside Albert Pier in Penzance

The Scillonian off Albert Pier in Penzance

The 900-ton HMV SCILLONIAN pictured in dry dock at Falmouth where she underwent a survey prior to an extensive refit.

PREVREF 1528 duplicate copy

Based in Penzance and used alongside to Scillonian as cargo vessel.

This ship renamed Peninnis while a second ship was run in parallel