Cornwall Gallery

Knill's Monument, St Ives, c.1923

A GWR publicity view of Knill's Monument in Cornwall, c.1923.
The monument overlooks St Ives and was constructed in 1782 in memory of mayor John Knill. It was designed by architect John Wood, who was responsible for the Royal Crescent in Bath, and is now a Grade II listed monument

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1920s, 1923, Cornwall, John Knill, John Wood, Knills Monument, Monument, St Ives

Logan Rock, Cornwall, June 1946

A GWR publicity view of Logan Rock near Treen in Cornwall, June 1946. The rock is naturally balanced and weighs 65 tons. It has its own local legend which attracts tourists to the area.
The image was taken to publicise rambling using the GWR network along the Cornish Riviera

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1940s, 1946, Cornwall, June, Logan Rock, Ramble, Rambling, Rock, Summer

Morrab Gardens, Penzance, August 1928

A GWR publicity view of some ladies strolling with a small child in a pushchair through the subtropical Morrab Gardens in Penzance, Cornwall, August 1928. The gardens were opened to the public in 1889, a year after they were purchased by the local authority

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1920s, 1928, August, Cornwall, Garden, Morrab, Morrab Gardens, Penzance, Plants, Subtropical, Summer, Trees