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118 Photographic Prints
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Carnglaze Place. St Ives, Cornwall. 1900A view into Carnglaze Place. In the distance a man kneels on the ground carrying out some type of work while two men watch his progress. Photographer: Unknown
Bunkers Hill, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904A view looking up the hill. An older man and two girls pose for the photographer. Note the sailors flap fronted trousers hung out to dry on the tall chimney on the left of the picture
Carving a printing block at Crysede Island Works, St Ives, Cornwall. Probably 1930sKeith Ross carving a printing block, watched by Tom Heron (right). Alec Walker left Mirfield, Yorkshire, in 1918 to set up a small experimental textile factory in Newlyn where wood-block printed silk
Hand block printing at Crysede Island Works, St Ives, Cornwall. Probably 1930sAlec Walker left Mirfield, Yorkshire, in 1918 to set up a small experimental textile factory in Newlyn where wood-block printed silk fabrics and garments were designed and manufactured
Cutting room at Crysede Island Works, St Ives, Cornwall. 23rd March 1931 or 23rd March 1936Alec Walker left Mirfield, Yorkshire, in 1918 to set up a small experimental textile factory in Newlyn where wood-block printed silk fabrics and garments were designed and manufactured
Maid Bestys Cellar, Porthmeor, St Ives, Cornwall. 1871Bulking or packing pilchards at Maid Bestys Cellar at Porthmeor. Photographer: Unknown
Court Cocking, St Ives, Cornwall. 1890Four people on the steps flanking Court Cocking. Photographer: Edward Ashton
Bark House, St Ives, Cornwall. 1880sThe Bark House, used for treating rope and nets, backing on to Burrow Road, with fishermen and a group of boys. Photographer: Edward Ashton
Fishing, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sTucking pilchards off St Ives. Close up of fish and fishermen. Group of onlookers in the background. This picture was used by A.K. Hamilton in the book Cornwall and its People. Photographer: Unknown
Knill Monument, St Ives, Cornwall. 1901 or 1906Panoramic view of crowds at the " Knill Ceremony" overlooking Carbis Bay, St Ives, probably 1901 or 1906. John Knill was born in Callington on 1st January 1733
Unloading fish in St Ives harbour, Cornwall. 1903Fishermen unloading fish into a horse and cart, watched by a group of boys on the beach. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
George Criscuolo fitting an evening gown of Crysede silk, St Ives, Cornwall. Around 1927The gown is printed with the Pastoral design, fabric printed with the Zennor design is draped on the chair to the left and the fabric on the wall to the right bears the Isles of Scilly design
Machining room at Crysede Island Works, St Ives, Cornwall. Probably 1930sAlec Walker left Mirfield, Yorkshire, in 1918 to set up a small experimental textile factory in Newlyn where wood-block printed silk fabrics and garments were designed and manufactured
View from Porthminster beach to St Ives, Cornwall. 1903View from Porthminster beach looking towards St Ives railway station on the left of the picture and the harbour in the distance
Sloop Inn, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904Buying fish on the quayside opposite the Sloop Inn. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
Harbour beach, St Ives, Cornwall. 1900sHarbour beach seen from Smeatons Pier, with a fish jousters horse and cart in the centre, and the wooden Great Western Railway office in the background, on the wharf before the road was built
Pilchard seining, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sPanoramic view of pilchards being gathered by the seining method and then tucked into nets off Porthminster. Photographer: Probably Edward Ashton
Porthminster Point, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sPanoramic view of St Ives town and harbour towards Porthminster Point, taken from church tower. Photographer: Probably Edward Ashton
The Harbour, St Ives, Cornwall. 1911In the foreground two boys are standing and talking with the harbour behind them. In the middle of the picture, with the pale coloured roof, is the Sloop Inn. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Pilchard seining, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sPanoramic view of pilchards being gathered by the seining method and then tucked into nets with St Ives in the background, viewed from a boat. Fishing boat with partial name...COME on the left
Local girls modelling Crysede silk dresses, St Ives, Cornwall. Around 1927Phyllis Hicks, later manageress of the St Ives shop and married to Tom Firth, one time chief dyer, is second from left. Designs include Dancing Flower (left)
Fish being packed into a barrel, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904Fish being packed into a barrel, opposite the Sloop Inn. Fish boxes, marked England & Son, St Ives stacked high in the background. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Unloading fish in St Ives harbour, Cornwall. 1903Unloading fish into a horse and cart on the beach. 74 SS Olive Branch in the background. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Fishing boats at sea, St Ives, Cornwall. 1903Fishing boats under full sail outside the harbour entrance. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Fishing boats, St Ives harbour, Cornwall. 1904Drying sails on ships in the harbour. Ship number SS551 built in 1874 by Bryant and ship number SS81 is behind. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
The Golden Lion and George and Dragon Inn, Market Place, St Ives, Cornwall. Around 1873Main view of the George and Dragon Inn. The proprietor was Alice Rowe who is mentioned in Kellys Directory for 1873. The house was demolished in 1887
The Sloop Inn, St Ives, Cornwall. Around 1930sGeneral view of the Sloop Inn with a cart with milk churn outside. A gentleman is standing outside. The landlord was Samuel Rogers
The Sloop Inn, St Ives, Cornwall. Before 1922General view of the Sloop Inn, St Ives before the building of Wharf Road in 1922. The landlord was Samuel Rogers. There is a lady with 3 small children standing in front of the building
Hicks Arch, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904Hicks Arch in the Digey, with a fisherman holding a fish, standing behind it. There is a sign next to the arch which reads " This arch marks the entry to Hicks Court where stood the house of
Flood of 1894, St Ives, Cornwall. November 1894Flood damage in the Stennack after the inundation of 12 November 1894. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
Harbour crowded with fishing boats, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sView of the harbour crowded with fishing boats from Smeatons Pier. Fleet includes the SS 513, SS 636 and 65 SS. Photographer: Possibly Arthur William Jordan
Harbour, St Ives, Cornwall. 1911Fishing boats in St Ives harbour. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Unloading fish in St Ives harbour, Cornwall. 1903Unloading fish into a horse and cart on the shoreline with the harbour wall and Smeatons Pier behind. Fishing boat 74 SS, Olive Branch, in the background. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sPanoramic view of the fishing boat 115 SS in the foreground with St Ives behind. Photographer: Probably Edward Ashton
St Ives harbour, Cornwall. 1920The Harbour with wheeling herring gulls, looking towards the West Pier. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan
The Wharf, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sView of the Wharf from the Quay Street end, showing houses with some demolition. The view is seen from the pier. Photographer: Unknown
Virgin Street, St Ives, Cornwall. 1904A man, carrying a bundle of sticks, walking up Virgin Street with two women standing in doorways watching. Photographer: John Charles Burrow
St Ias Well, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sA group of four people filling buckets by a well. Probably St Ias Well at the foot of Porthmeor Hill. St Ia was supposedly an Irish Princess who brought Christianity to the area in about AD 500
Pednolva Walk, St Ives, Cornwall. About 1900A group of people standing and looking out to sea, thought to be on the corner of St Andrews Street. A woman is looking through a telescope which is resting on the shoulder of the man standing in
Fish Street, St Ives, Cornwall. 1903Old doorway in a street close to the Sloop Inn. Photographer: Herbert Hughes
Fish Street, St Ives, Cornwall, 1904Fish Street, St Ives viewed from the bottom of the street. Figures on the right and the end of the Sloop Inn on the left. Photographer: Herbert Hughes or John Charles Burrow
The Digey, St Ives, Cornwall. 1900A young woman stands at the bottom of steps to a cottage with a child in her arms. Photographer: Unknown
Barnoon Hill, St Ives, Cornwall. 1890sView over the church towards the Hayle estuary. Photographer: Edward Ashton
Pilchard fishing, St Ives, Cornwall. Early 1900sFishermen Tucking pilchards. Filling sein boats with fish using baskets. Photographer: Unknown
Fishing boats, St Ives, Cornwall. 1870sBeach and harbour scene in the 1870s, with boat SS502 " Prince" (broken up in 1911) and others in the harbour, together with a group of children on the beach. Photographer: Edward Ashton
Unidentified topsail schooner underway leaving St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sUnidentified topsail schooner underway leaving St Ives harbour, Cornwall. Seen from Smeatons Pier, with the church in background. Photographer: Unknown
Three schooners beached in St Ives Harbour, Cornwall. Early 1900sThree schooners beached in St Ives Harbour, Cornwall. The St Ives topsail schooner, Susan Elizabeth, seen on the right was wrecked at Porthminster Beach on 17 October 1907
St Ives harbour, Cornwall. 1903A crowd of men, women and children on the beach, attending the fish sale. SS 514 and other fishing boats can be seen in the harbour. The ketch PEARL, built in 1849, is on the right. 1903
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