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Portloe Collection

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Background imagePortloe Collection: Boats on slipway, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall, 21st August 1911

Boats on slipway, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall, 21st August 1911
View looking up the slipway from the beach towards the village. At least 20 fishing boasts are drawn up with lobster pots all around

Background imagePortloe Collection: Fishermen and boats on the beach at Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. 3rd July 1912

Fishermen and boats on the beach at Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. 3rd July 1912
Boats on the beach include FH198, FH115 and FH191. Two fishermen are carrying furled sails and fish. A small boy is facing the camera and leaning against one of the boats

Background imagePortloe Collection: View of cove and village from cliff, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. 3rd July 1912

View of cove and village from cliff, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. 3rd July 1912
General view taken from the headland on the south side. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Background imagePortloe Collection: Fishing boats and fishermen on beach, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. July 1912

Fishing boats and fishermen on beach, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. July 1912
Two fishermen and three boats on the beach. A boat with the sail up is out at sea. The man on the left is identified as Richard Blamey Johns

Background imagePortloe Collection: View of cove looking out to sea, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. July 1912

View of cove looking out to sea, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. July 1912
Boats and fishermen on the beach, including FH123 on the slipway. There are several figures in view including three boys and a dog

Background imagePortloe Collection: Beach at Portloe with six boats and fishermen working, Veryan, Cornwall. 1912

Beach at Portloe with six boats and fishermen working, Veryan, Cornwall. 1912
One fisherman is stowing a line and another is doing an unidentified task on the beach, perhaps gutting fish or digging for bait. A third man is sitting in one of the boats

Background imagePortloe Collection: Fishermen launching a boat at Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. July 1912

Fishermen launching a boat at Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. July 1912
Four men are dragging fishing boat FH191 down the beach, with two small boys watching. Other boats are in view, including FH132. Photographer: Herbert Hughes

Background imagePortloe Collection: View of cottages and boats on slipway, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall, 21st August 1911

View of cottages and boats on slipway, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall, 21st August 1911
A number of boats are drawn up the slipway in front of the cottages. A man can be seen sitting on the cliff above the cove. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imagePortloe Collection: View down slipway to boats and cliff beyond, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. 21st August 1911

View down slipway to boats and cliff beyond, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. 21st August 1911
A large number of boats are drawn up on the slipway, including FH128. Cottages on the cliffs can be seen above the cove. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imagePortloe Collection: View of cove looking down slipway out to sea, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. July 1912

View of cove looking down slipway out to sea, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. July 1912
A number of boats are on the beach and slipway, including FH7. There are several figures in view, including a group of men conferring on the slipway and two boys

Background imagePortloe Collection: Fishing boats and fishermen on beach, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. 1912

Fishing boats and fishermen on beach, Portloe, Veryan, Cornwall. 1912
Three fishermen and four boats, with oars and sails, on the beach. One boat is being launched into the water by two men. Photographer: Herbert Hughes



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