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MAKING CRAB POTS

Making Crab Pots (1949)

Making crab pots in Cornwall.

TOWN CRIERS CONTEST AT BODMIN

Town Criers Contest At Bodmin (1937)

Town criers competition is held at Bodmin.

HURLING

Hurling (1930)

Chaos reigns when the whole town of St. Columb joins in a Hurling match. Cornwall.

"Summer Is Y......Comen In" (1930)

First day of summer is celebrated with "Hobby Horse Revels" in...

FIRST CORNISH OYSTER FEAST

First Cornish Oyster Feast (1925)

Duchy of Cornwall oysters are enjoyed in first Cornish oyster feast....

CORNISH TIN MINE DISASTER

Cornish Tin Mine Disaster (1919)

Shots of the Broken shaft at the Levant Tin Mine in Cornwall that...

ALL SOULS DAY

All Souls Day (1910-1919)

Ceremony on the Cornish Coast. Prayers for the dead and sprinkling flowers on the...

 

 

CORNISH POTTERY aka MEVAGISSEY POTTERY

Cornish Pottery AKA Mevagissey Pottery (1955)

Bernard Moss and his wife Maureen are seen at work...

BRIGHTER SIGNS!

Brighter Signs! (1931)

Woman paints a road sign to hang in Truro, Cornwall.

HELSTON'S ANCIENT FURRY DANCE

Helston's Ancient Furry Dance (1921)

The annual festival at Helston in Cornwall includes the ancient...

AND THEY SANG AS THEY DANCED ALONG aka AND THEY SANK AS THEY DANCED ALONG

And They Sang As They Danced Along AKA And They Sank As They Danced Along (1930)

The Furry...

AND THEY SANG AS THEY DANCED ALONG

And They Sang As They Danced Along (1926)

Local people dance and sing around knills steeple

Selected Originals - WOLF ROCK RELIEVED

Selected Originals - Wolf Rock Relieved (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "Wolf Rock...

POLPERRO issue title - WAIT FOR IT!

Polperro Issue Title - Wait For It! (1937)

Pathe takes you on a tour of the Cornish fishing village...

SAILOR COMES HOME

Sailor Comes Home (1944)

A sailor comes home from the war to his fishing village home in Cornwall.

FISHING VILLAGE

Fishing Village (1946)

Fishermen go fishing from trawlers off Newlyn, Cornwall.

GIRL WATER DIVINER

Girl Water Diviner (1954)

Diviner Catherine Bent has such extreme reactions her whole body twitches when...

COAST GUARDS

Coast Guards (1945)

Coast guard service in Cornwall.

TOWN CRIERS BOOM IN BODMIN

Town Criers Boom In Bodmin (1947)

Town Criers give their best shouts in a competition in Bodmin,

 MAIL DROP TO HMS GAMBIA

Mail Drop To HMS Gambia (1960)

Shackleton plane leaves St. Mawgan, Cornwall and drops mail canisters...

BRITISH SURF RESCUE TEAMS

British Surf Rescue Teams (1961)

British life savers show off their skills on a windy beach in...

CORNISH GORSEDD - ANCIENT RITES

Cornish Gorsedd - Ancient Rites (1946)

Cornish Gorsedd procession to Perran Round.

CORNWALL PAGEANT

Cornwall Pageant (1920-1930)

Historical pageant in Cornwall.

STONE FIGURES

Stone Figures (1955)

Sculptor Elinor Lambert makes artworks from stones found on a Cornish beach.

JEEP LIFESAVERS aka LIFESAVERS

Jeep Lifesavers AKA Lifesavers (1963)

Lifeguards in Cornwall demonstrate lifesaving with the use of a...

THE PADSTOW

The Padstow "Hobby Hoss" (1932)

Ancient custom carried out in the streets of a Cornwall Town - men...

"... And They Sang As They Danced Along" (1933)

The ancient Furry Dance takes place in the Cornish...

LANCE FISHING

Lance Fishing (1925)

A group of bright young things go Lance fishing in Cornwall.

THE FLOWER HARVEST - IN CORNWALL

The Flower Harvest - In Cornwall (1927)

Nice footage of women at work harvesting and packing flowers.

GIRL SWIMMERS

Girl Swimmers (1922)

Girl swimmers in training for Tailteann Games, Blackrock (Gwent or Cornwall).

VICAR SCULPTOR aka LLOYDS MEDAL

Vicar Sculptor AKA Lloyds Medal (1941)

The Reverend Alan Wyan (?) designs the new Lloyds war medal...

WOLF ROCK LIGHTHOUSE

Wolf Rock Lighthouse (1952)

Good footage of relief boat arriving at Wolf Rock Lighthouse in Cornwall.

ECHO FISHING

Echo Fishing (1952)

Fishermen use special sound equipment to detect the fish in the sea. Newlyn,...

AND THEY SANG AS THEY DANCED ALONG

And They Sang As They Danced Along (1929)

The ancient Furry Dance takes place in the Cornish town,...

LOOK OUT, LOBSTERS!

Look Out, Lobsters! (1965)

Skin divers catch shellfish at Newlyn in Cornwall.

LIGHTHOUSE AND SHIPWRECKS

Lighthouse And Shipwrecks (1946)

Dangers at sea - shipwrecks & lighthouses.

FOX HUNTING MEET

Fox Hunting Meet (1949)

Western Foxhounds meet at Rosehill Sanatorium where their Secretary is a...

DUKE OF EDINBURGH IN CORNWALL

Duke Of Edinburgh In Cornwall (1957)

Prince Philip visits Geevor tin mine and Melbur clay pit in...

SOLO RUBBER DINGHY BID TO CROSS ATLANTIC BY DEREK HEATH aka SOLO DINGHY BID

Solo Rubber Dinghy Bid To Cross Atlantic By Derek Heath AKA Solo Dinghy Bid (1968)

Derek...

IVES PEOPLES PALACE - TORPOINT

Ives Peoples Palace - Torpoint (1914-1918)

Men pick through rubble outside storm-damaged (?) building in...

OLD SUPERSTITIONS

Old Superstitions (1961)

Some superstitions and rituals are seen in Cornwall.

SERPENTINE ROCK

Serpentine Rock (1963)

An item about the quarrying of Serpentine Rock and the souvenirs made from it.

Selected Originals - A GALLANT 'ENTERPRISE'

Selected Originals - A Gallant 'enterprise' (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "A gallant...

Selected Originals - A GALLANT 'ENTERPRISE'

Selected Originals - A Gallant 'enterprise' (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "A gallant...

Selected Originals - A GALLANT 'ENTERPRISE'

Selected Originals - A Gallant 'enterprise' (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "A gallant...

LAND'S END WRECK DRAMA

Land's End Wreck Drama (1952)

Crew of S.S. Liberty rescued from shipwreck off Land's End.

DEVON AND CORNWALL issue title is STEPPING OUT

Devon And Cornwall Issue Title Is Stepping Out (1939)

Travelogue item about Dartmoor, Cockington...

SAILOR'S RETURN

Sailor's Return (1946)

Wren Pat Downing returns to her home fishing village and helps her Dad catch...

MULLION COVE

Mullion Cove (1946)

Nice story about a soldier and a WAAF visiting Mullion Cove in Cornwall.

ARTISTS COLONY

Artists Colony (1948)

Footage of artists painting in St Ives, Cornwall.