Cornwall Gallery

Par Sands, Cornwall, May 1949

A GWR publicity view of Par Sands in Cornwall, May 1949. This image shows the long stretch of white sand along the beach with the town of Par which lies on the Cornish Riviera just visible in the distance. We can also see the large white industrial buildings on the left of the image which support the area's famous china clay industry

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Luxulyan Village, Cornwall, August 1928

A GWR publicity view of the village of Luxulyan near St Austell in Cornwall taken in August 1928.
This image shows the tower of the Luxulyan St Cyriacus & St Julitta Church, and a number of cottages in the village. Luxulyan lies in the wooded Luxulyan Valley; an important industrial area in the 19th century with many of the structures associated with the River Par and the nearby china clay deposits, including the Treffry Aqueduct still visible today

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The Banjo Pier at Looe, Cornwall, August 1936

A GWR publicity view of the Banjo Pier at Looe in Cornwall, August 1936. The pier was the first of its type built in the world and is so called because it looks like a banjo from above. It separates East Looe Beach from the busy Looe River. A sign in the foreground is directing holidaymakers to the Rock Towers Hotel

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