Copperhouse Square, Hayle, c.1905-10
W J Bennetts, Camborne & Hayle (not numbered). Courtesy of David Thomas.
Godrevy Lighthouse, Gwithian, 1938
Real photographic - Publisher not stated (not numbered).
A close-up photographic view of Godrevy Lighthouse, the inspiration for Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse", published in 1927. Courtesy of David Thomas.
Gwithian Village and Lighthouse, 1905
Bennetts, Camborne & Hayle (not numbered)
Phillack Church, c.1905-10
W J Bennetts, Hayle (not numbered). Courtesy of David Thomas.
The Beach, Perranuthnoe, c.1930
Pearson Picture (not numbered)
Clowance House, Crowan, 1905
Argall's Series (not numbered)
Hell's Mouth, Camborne, c.1920
Real Photographic - A H Hawke, Helston (6043)
North Cliffs, Camborne, 1903
Argall's Series (not numbered)
Tehidy House, Illogan, c.1906-8
Real Photographic - Publisher not stated (H Darlow Wooton) (2014) Courtesy of David Thomas.
Trelowarren Street, Camborne, c.1905
Publisher not stated (775) (83293)
Trelowarren Street, Camborne, 1906
Publisher not stated (not numbered)
Rear view of Henry H Berryman's shop, Fore Street, Camborne, Summer 1905
Real photographic - W J Bennetts, Camborne & Hayle (not numbered)
Commercial Street, Camborne, c.1905-10
Woolstone Bros, London, "Glazette" (1140)
Market Street, Camborne, 1915
Valentine's Series (60365)
Cross Street, Camborne, 1914
Valentine's Series (60369)
Basset Road, looking north, Camborne, c.1905
W J Bennetts, Camborne & Hayle (not numbered)
Showing the 1893 Board School, which replaced the British School of 1839.
Basset Road, Camborne, 1908
Woolstone Bros, London, Milton "Artlette" Series (114)
Camborne Station and Enys Road, 1912
Max Ettlinger & Co Ltd, London & New York, Royal Series (not numbered)
Great Western Railway Station, Camborne, c.1905
Real photographic - The Meeksown Series (2050).
A goods train leaves the down sidings of Camborne Station. This photographic view shows the station as rebuilt in 1894-5. The signal box was taken out of use on Sunday, the 7th of June 1970. Courtesy of David Thomas.
Great Western Railway Station, Camborne, 1905
Real photographic - E A Bragg, Illogan (not numbered).
A fine view by Bragg of the GWR station at Camborne, postally used in 1905. The station at Camborne also housed the engineering and maintenance department for Cornwall. Courtesy of David Thomas.
School of Mines, Camborne, c.1910
Real Photographic - Publisher not stated (12)
Passmore Edwards Free Library, Camborne, 1903
Argall's Series (not numbered)
Library, Council Offices and Public Hall, Camborne, 1906
Bennetts, Camborne & Hayle (not numbered)
The Free Library and Council Buildings, Camborne, 1912
Real photographic - Meeksown Series (2056)
Wesleyan Chapel, Camborne, c.1910
Publisher not stated (not numbered)
Wesley Chapel and Chapel Street, Camborne, 1911
Real photographic - WHS, Kingsway Real Photo Series (S 3368)
Commercial Square, Camborne, c.1910
W J Bennetts, Camborne & Hayle (not numbered)
Camborne Parish Church, c.1905-10
Argall's Series (not numbered)
Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, 1904
Publisher not stated (not numbered)
Pupils from Roskear School, Camborne, 1911
Real photographic - W J Bennetts, Camborne & Hayle (not numbered).
Pupils from Roskear School celebrating either Empire Day or the Coronation of King George V. The schoolmaster shown on the ladder is Harry Carveth. Courtesy of David Thomas.
Pendarves Street, Tuckingmill, Camborne, c.1910
Real photographic - W Caddy, Redruth (not numbered).
Tram No.7 on the Camborne-Redruth Tramway at speed near the top of Pendarves Street and heading for Camborne. Courtesy of David Thomas.
Fore Street, Pool, c.1902-05
Real photographic - publisher not stated (not numbered)
Top of Fore Street, Pool, c.1905
Real photographic - publisher not stated (not numbered)
Fore Street, Pool, 1906
Real photographic - publisher not stated (E A Bragg, Illogan) (not numbered)
Fore Street, Pool, c.1910
Real photographic - publisher not stated (? Tom Saunders, Pool) (not numbered)
Fore Street, Pool, c.1925
Real photographic - publisher not stated (not numbered)
Bertie James Mayne and his Cars, Pool, c.1909
Real photographic - publisher not stated (not numbered)
Kelly's Directory of 1906 gives Bertie James Mayne of Pool as surgeon, medical officer and public vaccinator for the Illogan district and medical officer to the Rural District Isolation Hospital of the Redruth Union. He died, aged 52, at Peckham House, Peckham, in south east London and was buried on the 23rd of April 1924 at Illogan. The motor car shown on the left (AF393) is a 14-16 horse power Belsize Petrol Car, with Tonneau 5-seated body and, when registered, green paintwork with natural coloured wheels coated with varnish. The motor car was registered to Mr Mayne on the 20th of January 1909, for private and professional use, and was sold to Mrs John Wallis of Lissadale, St Buryan on the 28th of August 1918. Three months later the car was transferred to Taylor's Garage Ltd of Penzance, who converted the car into a van and sold it to George Henry Johns of Treloquithack, Wendron on the 8th of April 1920. The motor car to the right (AF85) is an 8 horse power dark green Wolseley 3-seated phaeton. The car was bought by Bertie James Mayne on the 6th of February 1908. He sold it to the County Coach Factory Co of Lemon Quay, Truro on the 29th of June 1910. The registration number originally belonged to a dark blue 2 cylinder 7 horse power "Star" Car and was registered to William Charles Stephens of Endsleigh, Camborne on the 19th of May 1904. This car was sold to Thomas Martin Lowry of Laminga, Pendarves Road, Camborne on the 7th of February 1906 who then sold it to B J Neague on the 6th of February 1908.
Triumph Motorcycle belonging to Tom Saunders, Fore Street, Pool, Nov 1911-Mar 1912
Real photographic - publisher not stated (not numbered)
The Triumph Motorcycle (AF302) shown in this photographic postcard was originally registered on the 7th of February 1908 to Edward Cuthbert Sylvester Findlay of Sladesbridge near Wadebridge, and was transferred to R C Lauder of Lemail, Egloshayle on the 26th of September 1910. He sold it to Tom Saunders, watchmaker, jeweller, cycle agent and stationer of Fore Street, Pool, on the 29th of August 1911. This photograph, which is likely to have been taken by Mr Saunders (as are the previous photo and a number of the other photographic postcards of Pool featured on this page) shows the motorcycle at the time he owned it, and probably shows his son seated on the vehicle. The motorcycle was sold on the 20th of March 1912 to Joseph James Blight of 6 Edward Street, Tuckingmill, who transferred it on the 7th of August of that year to Ralph Maynard of Tuckingmill. He in turn sold it on the 1st of January 1913 to William Treverton of Stop Tide, Rock, St Minver who then transferred it to Edward Pascoe Carne of 11 The Parade, Lostwithiel on the 13th of July 1914. The Triumph was then sold to H B Laity of Tregays, Lostwithiel on the 31st of May 1916, and on the 17th of July 1919 he sold it to W S Pascoe. And here the trail finally goes cold.
A Group of Cornish Tin Miners, East Pool Mine, c.1905-10
E S (1362)
Barncoose Terrace, c.1904
Real Photographic - E A Bragg, Illogan, Real Photograph Series (not numbered) Courtesy of David Thomas.
Illogan, 1905
E S, London (652)
The Cross Roads, Paynter's Lane End, Illogan, c.1905-10
Real photographic - H D Wootton, Albany Road, Redruth (1449)
Shows the 1891 United Methodist Free Church chapel, which replaced the earlier chapel of 1854. Courtesy of David Thomas
William Quintrell at Illogan Churchtown, 1904
Real photographic - publisher not stated (E A Bragg, Illogan) (not numbered)
The Double Gates, Illogan Woods, 1914
The Meeksown Series (197)
An Old Cornish Homestead, Shuffley Bottom, Illogan, 1907
E S, London (3012)
Portreath, Illogan, c.1905
Real photographic - E A Bragg, Illogan (1).
The village of Portreath was formerly an important port serving the mines of the Camborne-Redruth area and much of the trade was in coal from South Wales. In this photograph the former United Methodist Free Church chapel in Primrose Terrace can be seen on the left, and faces the Wesleyan chapel across the valley. Both are now closed. The Gull Rock can be seen in the distance. Courtesy of David Thomas.
Portreath, Illogan, c.1905
Publisher not stated (83301) (783)
Portreath, c.1910
Real photographic - publisher not stated (not numbered)
Harbour Entrance, Portreath, c.1910
E S (1356)
Portreath Docks, c.1905
Francis Frith & Co Ltd, Reigate (41628)
Portreath showing Cable Railway, 1921
Cornish Gem Series (not numbered)
Treleigh Council School, c.1910
Real photographic - publisher not stated (not numbered)
Carn Brea Castle, Illogan, 1904
Argall's Series (not numbered)
The Castle, Carn Brea, Illogan, c.1905-10
Real Photographic - Publisher not stated (Sold by Tom Harvey, Redruth) (not numbered)
Redruth from Carn Brea, c.1905-10
Stengel & Co, Dresden (E 18749)
Church Entrance, Redruth, 1914
Stengel & Co, London (E 18746)
Interior of Parish Church, Redruth, 1909
Stengel & Co, Dresden (E 18747)
Carn Brea from Church Lane, Redruth, 1912
Valentine's Series, Souvenir Post Card (not numbered)
Fore Street, Redruth, c.1905-10
Stengel & Co, Dresden (E 18745)
Looking up Fore Street, Redruth, 1913
Valentine's Series, Souvenir Post Card (52870)
Fore Street, Redruth, 1903
Valentine's Series (not numbered)
Watching departure of Naval Reserve for War, Redruth Station, 2 Aug 1914
Real photographic - sold by Tom Harvey, Redruth (S)
"Lizzie Sherdy" of Redruth, c.1910
Real photographic - Tims' Photo, Truro (not numbered)
The old Redruth character "Lizzie Sherdy", so called because following a dispute with her husband, who worked at one of the local mines, she filled his pasty with sherds of cloam (china) instead of the customary ingredients of meat and potatoes &c.