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Caer Bran
Buryan Church to Poligga Pylons
Camborne School of Mines lantern slide
Caer Bran
Right of Care Bran. Dip at the Penzance - Sacred road junction. Clay tip near and its stack right. C. Keidjack right.
Lescudjack
Penzance to Penlee Point.
Usual aureole with greenstones and mylorslates, granite above 300 feet.
Usual aureole with greenstones and mylorslates, granite above 300 feet.
Miners
Miners
Miners
Miners
Miners
Miners
Princess Alexandra visiting Botallack mine
Part of a lager print of the visit. The whole photograph can be seen in the Royal Collection.
Granite Quarries at Lamorna Cove
Granite Quarries at Lamorna Cove
Lamorna Cover with Iron Pier
Lamorna Cover with Iron Pier and early quarry workings.
Lamorna Cove prior to harbour wall
Image of Lamorna with men using wooden crane to lift a rowing boat with quarry workings in background.
Photograph taken prior to the quay being built but possibly taken around the time of its construction as foundation stones may be seen in the…
Photograph taken prior to the quay being built but possibly taken around the time of its construction as foundation stones may be seen in the…
China Clay
Chin Clay spoil. The image shows a track with a winding gear at the top. A man can be seen and also a small building set into the clay.
Working party
A group of workers who were likely employed in Mining or Clay production.
Clay Country
Clay Country showing China Clay heaps in the background.Middle ground shows the driers. A man stands in the foreground.
Clay Country
Clay Country in the St Austell area showing a china clay processing plant. A number of buildings in evidence with the tall chimneys in the drying area. There are several holding tanks for the china clay.
Mine Building
Mine building with sliding door. To the left of the building is a stack of pallets. In the background can be seen a small bridge.
'Clay Country'
The image shows a group of 10 workers standing outside the 'Driers' in the China clay producing area. Close by is a horse and 2 wheeled cart. In the middle ground can be seen part of a waterwheel.
Behind this scene can be seen the spoil heaps from…
Behind this scene can be seen the spoil heaps from…