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Godvrey Lighthouse Postcard
Old Photochrome postcard probably before 1920
Great Western Railway Advertisement
An advertising campaign for the Great Western Railway showcasing the "Cornish Riviera" from circa 1925.
How the Old St. Ives Pilchard Seines Worked
A graphic showing how the St. Ives fishermen employed "seines" to bring in catches of pilchards.
Lighthouse Preservation
An editorial newspaper article asking for the Godrevy Lighthouse to be preserved despite the fact that it is no longer in use.
Primary Source: The Management of Servants: A Practical Guide to the Routine of Domestic Service, Chapter 1: Introduction
Introduction to the manual for households employing domestic servants. Entire manual contains further reading chapters on categories such as "Households: Their Various Scales," "Engaging and Dismissing Servants," and "Opening the Door, and Announcing…
Primary Text: Cornish Pilchard Fishery
An 1872 text describing the methods used to catch and package pilchards along the Cornish coast of England.
Primary text: Sailing Tours: The Yachtsman's Guide to the Cruising Waters of the English Coast: Chapter 2
Manual describing the boating routes along the coast of England and Scotland published in 1895. Chapter 2 describes the journey around Cornwall and the dangers of sailing by Godrevy Island, including a description of the function of the lighthouse.
Primary Text: The housekeeper's guide to the fish market for each month of the year : and some account of fish and fisheries, to which are added a few excellent recipes for cooking some sorts of fish: Preface
An 1883 "Housekeeper's Guide" to navigating the local fish markets and the seasonality of various fish in the British Isles. The full text contains seasonal calendars and a variety of recipes for the most common fish.
St Ives Train Station
A postcard of the St Ives train station from circa 1890
The Wreck of the Nile
A newspaper article explaining how the steamboat Nile was wrecked near Godrevy Island and the coast of Cornwall, prompting Trinity House to build a lighthouse there.