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Stormy scene looking East along the Promenade

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The location St. Ives featuring "The Old Arch".
With a hand written message in ink to the obverse and reverse of the postcard from a sender in London to a recipient in Geneva, Switzerlans

Overview at the North East end of the town, image reproduced from an original painting, artist unknown

Overview at the North East end of the town, image reproduced from an original painting, artist unknown

A postcard to Lottie Phillips from Fred (Her Husband) postmarked January 20th 1909.

On the back is written:

Dear Lottie
Just a line or so my love hope you will like this P.P.C &
glad you are well dear as it leaves me much better at…

A pony awaits outside the Coachman's Tavern

A Poem
A Summer Afternoon

A picnic on the beach

A pasty picnic
Florence Mary, Melinda May Turner, Stanley Turner


From left.
Florence Maud Turner nee Dennis. 1862 -1951. She was the daughter of Charles and Mary Dennis, she was a London grocer who retired to Perranuthnoe circa 1885 and lived…

Lady walking with bucket and another lady engaged in hanging out the washing. Judging by their dress, this suggests the dates to be 1920-1925.

Same area of Mousehole as JDC 353 but appears to be of an earlier period

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A note from Christine Sparks to Serena Wadham.
'Dear Ms Wadham
Thank you for sending us your material for us to consider.
I am sorry to say that I don't think our readers are quite ready for the kind of frankness shown in this article, but I am…

A photograph of Trewarveneth Street, Newlyn. Two boys can be seen sitting on their doorsteps while a young girl is standing in the street holding a baby . Washing is hanging out to dry on the front of the houses.

A portait photograph of Henry Kitchen in traditional fishing garb, holding a Long line rig and a bucket of bait

A mother standing outside a cottage with two young children, one standing with her the other sitting on an ornate chair.