Truro Collection

Truro railway station, Cornwall. 1914-1918
News stand on the platform of Truro station during the First World War. Two ladies and a young boy stand for the photograph. The picture shows many copies of newspapers and magazines for sale

Brunels Carvedras Viaduct, St Georges Road, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1890
View down St Georges Road of Brunels original stone and timber viaduct on a winters day. The viaduct was replaced with a all stone structure which opened on 17 August 1902. Photographer: Unknown

Replacing Brunels Carvedras Viaduct, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1890s
Two workmen using a stationary steam engine with a belt drive, building the new stone piers to replace Brunels original stone piers topped with wooden fanned supports

Carvedras Viaduct, St Georges Road, Truro, Cornwall. Before 1902
View south down St Georges Road of Isambard Kingdom Brunels original timber fanned viaduct. This viaduct was replaced by an all stone structure which opened on the 17 August 1902

Moresk Viaduct, Truro, Cornwall. Before 1904
General view of the Brunel stone and timber Moresk Viaduct also known as the Truro viaduct. It was replaced by a second stone viaduct built alongside which opened on the 14th February 1904

Penweathers Viaduct, near Truro, Cornwall. Before 12th October 1926
The original Brunel viaduct almost filled in to track level. This timber fan-structure and stone viaduct was replaced by the embankment on 12th October 1926. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Truro railway station, Cornwall. Early 1900s
Exterior view of Truro Railway Station with horse drawn carriages waiting outside, including two carriages from the Red Lion Hotel

Truro railway station, Cornwall. Between 1904-1912
A view of the station from the footbridge with the locomotive Tasmania, Bulldog class 3457. Originally built in January 1904 she was renumbered in 1912 to 3395

Truro railway station, Cornwall. Around 1910
View from the footbridge looking east with a passenger train and a goods train waiting at the platforms. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Truro railway station, Cornwall. 1914-1918
Three male and two female staff standing on the platform during the First World War. The women wear GWR armbands. A train stands alongside the next platform. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Carvedras viaduct, St Georges Road, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1890
View south down St Georges Road of Isambard Kingdom Brunels original timber fanned viaduct. This viaduct was replaced by an all stone structure which opened on the 17 August 1902

Penweathers Viaduct, near Truro, Cornwall. Before 12th October 1926
The original viaduct almost filled in to track level. Brunels timber fan-structure and stone viaduct was replaced by the embankment on 12th October 1926. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Penweathers Viaduct, near Truro, Cornwall. Before 12th October 1926
Steam shovel at work during the building of the embankment. The previous Brunel timber fan-structure and stone viaduct was replaced by the embankment which was completed on the 12th October 1926

Penweathers Viaduct, near Truro, Cornwall. Before October 1926
A train passing over Brunels original timber and stone viaduct at Penweathers. This viaduct was replaced by an embankment that opened on 12th October 1926. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

View of Moresk viaduct from Moresk street in Truro. Pre 1881
Image shows a woman crossing the Moresk footbridge which was replaced with a road bridge in 1881 with Brunels Moresk viaduct in the background

R & J Lean furniture remover wagon outside Truro Railway Station, Cornwall. After 1893
Great Western Railway agent R & J Lean, furniture remover waiting outside Truro Railway Station on a horse-drawn covered waggon. The business is listed in Kellys directory from 1893 to 1926

Carvedras Viaduct, St Georges Road, Truro, Cornwall. After 1902
View of the Carvedras Viaduct looking north, with the stone structure that replaced the earlier Brunel viaduct. This viaduct opened on 17 August 1902

Truro Station and Richmond Hill, Truro, Cornwall. Late 1800s
Soldiers and sailors march away from the station down Richmond Hill towards Truro town. A group of Naval and army officers follow the marching sailors. All watched by a small crowd of onlookers

Tolgarrick railway bridge, Truro, Cornwall. 1920s
Tolgarrick Bridge carried the branch line over the Falmouth Road to Newham goods yard alongside the river Fal. However, the railway was originally the West Cornwall Railway (WCR)

Newsagent stand at Truro Railway Station, Cornwall. 1915
Newsagents stand with two female staff on the platform during World War 1

Newsagent stand at Truro railway station, Cornwall. 1915
Newsagents stand with two female staff on the platform during World War 1

Truro railway station, Cornwall. 1910-1920
Exterior view of Truro Railway Station showing horse drawn and motor vehicles waiting outside with their drivers. The registration AF1584 can be seen on the nearest car

Truro railway station, Cornwall. Early 1900s
A crowd of people including many horse riders outside the station. A brass band stands under the canopy on the left. Two horse drawn carriages outside the station advertise the Royal Hotel

Truro railway station, Cornwall. September 1922
A large boiler on a trailer being towed by a tractor, outside Truro railway station. It is thought the boiler was to be delivered to the Poor Law Institution. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Truro railway station, Cornwall. 21st August 1924
A group photograph showing a presentation to two men who tried to save a railwayman. The photo was published in the West Briton on 21st August 1924 but there was no accompanying article

Truro railway station, Cornwall. 12th June 1918
A group of women and girls with the station master, collecting for the Railway Benevolent Institution on the platform of Truro railway station during the First World War

Truro railway station, Cornwall. June 1915
Three female staff standing outside the railway station during the First World War, June 1915. Their hat bands say Ticket Collector

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