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See also Photographs

There is an excelent web site which features the postcard photographer A. H. Hawke of Helston created by Brian C. Olivey, which has many examples on display and a catalogue.

Many of the postcards are by F. Frith and Co. details of which can be found on the Photographs page.

S. S. Penwith

A postcard of the steamship “Penwith” generously provided by Stephany Madsen.

More information about the S.S. Penwith.

I have a very limited collection of postcards and I know nothing about postcard collecting. Unless they are explicitly dated, I have no means of knowing.

St. Buryan

• 1030 Church [from North East]—sepia, [Hawke, but no mark] apparently dated 21 Jun 1923. [image]
• 1032 Church [from South]—sepia, A. H. Hawke, Helston. Postmark 14 Apr 1926. [image]
• 6523 [Church Interior—Choir]—sepia, Hawke, Helston. [image]
• 6569 [Church Interior—High Altar]—sepia, A. H. Hawke, Helston. [image]
• 6713 [Church Interior] Rood Screen [Three Views]—B & W., A. H. Hawke, Helston. [image]
• 21537 [Church Interior—Chancel]—sepia, B[?]. Hawke, Helston. [image]
• 21538 [Church Interior—Nave]—sepia, A. H. Hawke, Helston. [image]

These thanks to Chris Bond

• 18773 Penberth Cove near Penzance—sepia & colour tint. Stengel, London. 1910. [image]
• St. Buryan Church 22267—sepia & colour tint. Valentine’s Series c1905. [image]
• Lamorna Cove, Penzance—sepia. Bowmaker, Penzance. c1920s. [image]
• Lamorna Cove, Cornwall [from the air]—B & W. Aero Pictorial, Redhill 37487. c1940s. [image]
• Lamorna Mill, near Penzance. 2807.9—sepia & colour tint. Hartmann’s. 1905. [image]

Gulval

These thanks to Chris Bond

• Gulval Church, Penzance. Valentines Series—sepia & colour tint. 1903. [image]

St. Ives

• Fishermen’s Quarters—sepia, apparently dated 18 Jun 1930 and numbered 56548. Actually a picture of Back Road East and features Mr. Ninnis, Sammy Phillips and Jack Richards. [image]
• Capel Court—sepia matt, W. H. S. & S. W. H. Smith? [image]
• Capel Court—sepia, Harvey Barton, Bristol Identical picture to the one above, but sharper. [image]
• Virgin Street 70942—sepia and colour tinted, Photochrom, Tunbridge Wells. [image]
• Virgin Street 17074—B & W, Harvey Barton, Bristol. [image]
• The Old Arch, Cornwall (Hicks Court, off the Digey)—sepia and color tinted (posibly painted background where there was no distinct detail). S. Hildersheimer, London & Manchester. Printed in Bavaria. No. 5293. Postmark 6 Jul 1925. [image]
• 10474 The Sloop Inn—sepia, Judges’, Hastings. [image]
• Norway Lane 11867—sepia, R. P. Roach, 1 Fore Street, St. Ives. [image] Another from the same negative—Frank Lake, Tregenna Place, St. Ives.
• Bethesda Hill 11864—sepia, Frank Lake, Tregenna Place, St. Ives. [image]
• Mount Zion 6059—sepia, D. Constance, London. [image]
• A Quaint Corner—sepia, G. V. Cowley, late Creasy's Bazaar, St. Ives. No. 23022. Postmark 15 Aug 1929. [image]
• A Bit of “Old St. Ives”—sepia and colour tint, Aldwych Series. No. S14798. [image]
• The funeral of victims of the St. Ives lifeboat disaster: The coffin of Coxswain Thomas Cocking being carried along the beach—Illustrated London News, 4 Feb 1939. Strictly, I don’t think that this is a postcard as it doesn’t have the addressing information on the back, but it is mounted with the rest. [image]
• from Trenwith Mine—sepia, F. Frith, Reigate. No. 24188B. Printed in Saxony. (Photograph 1890) Made from three thin sheets of paper, pasted together [image]
• O.S.418. Sale of Herrings—sepia and colour tint, Celesque Series. Photochrom, London & Detroit. [image]
• Landing Fish—Photo assisted painting, S. Hildesheimer, London & Manchester. Printed in Bavaria. No. 5293. [image]
• 9228 Landing Fish—sepia, Frank Lake, Tregenna Place, St. Ives. [image]
• T7155. St. Ives, Cornwall—sepia, Aero Pictorial, London. [image]
• Seagulls 6.—sepia, Publisher unknown. [image]
• Catholic Church, Full View Interior 34251—sepia, Marshall Keene, Hove. [image]
• In the Digey—sepia & colour tint, Valentine’s Series. Postmark 16 Sep 1905. [image]
• Chy Carne Hotel—sepia, Burrow’s, Cheltenham. [image]
• Pudden Bag lane 18470—sepia, Frank Lake, Tregenna Place, St. Ives. [image]

These thanks to Chris Bond

• Clodgy Points [sic], St. Ives—sepia. Williams Series. 1913. [image]
• High Street, St. Ives—sepia & colour tint. W. H. S. & S., London. “Derwent” Series 4757. 1908. [image]
• The Terrace, St. Ives, Cornwall—sepia. Pict. Postcard pioneers, London. B & Ds “Kromo” Series 20256. 1911. [image]
• The Old Lighthouse, St. Ives—sepia. J. Welch, Portsmouth 6811. 1918. [image]
• Carnglaze Street, St. Ives—sepia with embossed frame. Williams’ Bazzar, St. Ives 128848. 1915. [image]
• Portminster Beach and Terrace, St. Ives 86943—sepia. Valentine’s “sepiatype” Series. 1923. [image]
• Harbour, St. Ives—sepia. Dennis’s Carbon Bromide. 1936. [image]
• Putting Green & Portminster Beach, St. Ives—sepia. W. H. S. & S., London 19234-34. 1937. [image]
• St. Ives Harbour—sepia & colour tint. Stengel, London 18954. 1904. [image]
• St. Ives from Trenwith, Argall’s Series—sepia. c1910. [image]
• The Harbour, St. Ives—sepia. W. H. S. & S., London. 1919. [image]
• 14258 Valentine’s Series, St. Ives Pier—sepia. 1906. [image]
• St. Ives, Old Houses [24189 Back Road East]—sepia. Frith’s Series. 1904 (Photograph 1890). This is a curious picture because the washing over the railing has been added by hand after the photograph was taken. [image]
• Fishing Boats, St. Ives, by moonlight—sepia. Publisher unknown. 1917. [image]
• St. Ives Parish Church [interior]—sepia & colour tint. F. Frith, Reigate 56555. 1909. (Photograph 1906) [image]
• St. Ives, Bethesda Hill—sepia. F. Frith, Reigate 24185. 1915. (Photograph 1890) [image]
• St. Ives [from above railway station]—sepia & colour tint. Argall’s Series. 1910. [image]
• St. Ives from Parken-Roper—sepia & Colour tint. Woolstone Bros., London. Milton “Chromolette” Series. 1916. [image]
• Tregenna Place, St. Ives—sepia. Real Photographic. Publisher unknown. 1910. [image]
• Old Houses, St. Ives [Wharf]—sepia & colour tint. Woodstone Bros., London. Milton “Chromolette” Series. 1916. [image]
• “Bailey’s Lane, St. Ives. 24785”—sepia & colour tint. F. Frith & Co Ltd, Reigate. 1905. Despite the very clear caption, this is in fact 24185 Bethesda Hill, St. Ives taken in 1890 as can be seen by comparing it with the sepia one above. [image]
• St. Ive’s Cross. Photo, Preston, Penzance. Valentines Series—sepia. 1905. [image]
• A Street in St. Ives [Hick’s Court]—sepia & colour tint. Valentine’s Series. c1905–10. [image]
• St. Ives. Old Houses [Wharf with C. Stevens Beer and Stout? Manufacturer and Quick Sail Loft]—sepia & colour tint. Frith’s Series. c1910. [image]
• St. Ives. Argall’s Series—sepia & slight colour tint. 1904. [image]
• St. Ives, Cornwall [with beach huts]. JWS 247—sepia & colour tint. 1904. [image]
• St. Ives, Cornwall [from above railway station]—sepia & colour tint. G. D. & D. Ltd. 1906. [image]
• The Harbour, St. Ives. Argall’s Series—photo assisted painting. 1905. [image]
• The Digey, St. Ives. Argall’s Series—sepia. 1914. [image]
• 2809 4a. Tregenna Castle Hotel, St. Ives—sepia. Hartmann’s 1907. [image]

St. Just in Penwith

• The Ford. T.S. ST JT 67—sepia, F. Frith, Reigate. This is Cot Valley, just below Bosorne. Thanks to Andrew Burt for identifying this. [image]

Lelant

• Carbis Bay Hotel & viaduct—sepia and colour tinted, Milton. [image]
• Carbis Bay 9191—sepia, Frank Lake, Tregenna Place, St. Ives. [image]
• General View of Carbis Bay 145—B & W. Publisher unknown. [image]

These thanks to Chris Bond

• Carbis Bay H. H. 245—sepia. A. H. Hawke, Helston. 1926. [image]
• Carbis Bay—sepia & colour tint. F. Frith, Reigate 47688. c1910s. [image]
• On the Sands, Carbis Bay, near St. Ives E34690—sepia & colour tint. O. F. (Stengel) London. 1908. [image]
• 13374 Carbis Bay Church—sepia. Hawke, Helston. 1934+. [image]
• Lelant Ferry—sepia & colour tint. Argall’s Series. 1908. [image]
• Lelant Beach S4051—sepia. [Dennis’s ?] Carbon Bromide Series. c1930. [image]
• Lelant, near Penzance—sepia & colour tint. Lethby’s Series, Penzance. 1905. [image]

St. Levan

• 6781 [Church Interior—Nave]—sepia, Hawke, Helston. [image]
• 7076 Porthcurno [with cable hut]—sepia, Hawke, Helston. Postmark 14 Jan 1934 [image]
• 7163 Pednavounder Beach—sepia, A. H. Hawke, Helston. [image]

These thanks to Chris Bond

• The Logan Rock—sepia. R. Williams, Penzance. c1930. [image]
• Argall’s Series, Logan Rock, Penzance, [with Penzance seal]“Pensans Domini 1614”]—B & W in pale blue subframes. 1904. [image]
• Porthcurnow Bay 27—sepia. Real Photographic. Publisher unknown. c1910. [image]
• Telegraph Station, Porthcwrnow [sic]. Valentines Series—sepia. 1914. [image]

Ludgvan

These thanks to Chris Bond

• Castle an Dinas, Penzance—sepia. Bowmaker’s Bazzar, Penzance. RA series. c1920. [image]
• Castle an Dinas, near Penzance. JWS 967—sepia. J. Welch & Sons, Portsmouth. 1905. [image]

Madron

These thanks to Chris Bond

• Stream at Castle Horneck—sepia & colour tint. Pictorial Stationary, London. Peacock autochrom 2349. c1905. [image]
• Cross at Madron Churchtown. Photo, Preston, Penzance—sepia. Preston, Penzance. c1905. [image]

Paul

• Mousehole [Keigwin Arms] J.W.S 965—sepia & colour tint, Trichromatic. J. Welch, Portsmouth. Printed in Belgium. [image]

These thanks to Chris Bond

• Mousehole, Keigwin Arms—sepia. F. Frith, Reigate. c1920s. [image]
• Mousehole Harbour—sepia & colour tint, Pictorial stationary, London. Peacock Autochrom. 1910. [image]
• Newlyn, Primrose Court M. C. 100—sepia & colour tint, Valentine’s Series. 41928. 1908. [image]
• Old Fisherwoman [Newlyn]—sepia, F. Frith, Reigate. 1907 With fishing boat called Jenny___. [image]
• Fisherman’s Cottages, Newlyn—sepia & colour tint, Pictorial stationary, London. Peacock Stylochrom. 1908. [image]
• 9600 Looking across to Newlyn [from Penzance]—sepia, E. A. Sweetman, Tunbridge Wells, Sologlaze. c1940s. [image]
• North Pier, Newlyn. 56532—Photo assisted painting, F. Frith & Co. Ltd, Reigate. c1905–10. [image]
• Landing Fish at Newlyn —sepia & colour tint, Argall’s Series. 1912. [image]
• Passmore Edward’s Institute and Art Gallery, Newlyn. E31619—sepia & colour tint, Stengel & Co. London. c1905–10. [image]
• Fisherman’s Cottages, Newlyn.—sepia & colour tint, Valentine’s Series #41928. 1908. [image]
• Dolly Pentreath Mousehole. Dolly Pentreath’s House, Mousehole—sketches. Wharton’s Series. c1905. [image]
• Truro. Dolly Pentreath. Pollards’ Cornish Series—sepia. c1905. What has Dolly got to do with Truro? [image]
• Penzance, “Dorothy Pentreath’s Memorial Stone”—sepia. Shaw’s series. c1905–10. [image]

Penzance

• The Promenade—Hand coloured, The Milton "Glazette" series No. 2200, Woolstone, London. Postmark 17 Apr 1909. [image]
• Market Jew Street—Hand coloured, E. S. No. 268² Postmark 20 Aug 1905. [image]
• Market Jew Street—sepia, E. T. W. Dennis, London & Scarboro‘. [image]

These thanks to Chris Bond

• G. W. Railway Station, Penzance J.W.S.3374—sepia & colour tint. J. Welch, Portsmouth, trichromatic. 1908. [image]
• Market Jew Street, Penzance—sepia & colour tint in rectangular vignette. Valentine’s Series 22250. 1911. [image]
• The Promenade, Penzance—sepia & colour tint. Lethby’s Bazzar, Penzance 9573. 1912 With the Mount’s Bay Hotel. [image]
• Morrab Road, Penzance—sepia & colour tint, Argall’s Series. 1905–10. [image]
• Morrab Gardens, Penzance—B & W, Lethby’s Bazzar, Penzance 8318. 1916. [image]
• Alexandra Road, Penzance [61230A]—sepia & colour tint, F. Frith, Reigate. 1911. (Photograph 1908) [image]
• 25815 Promenade, Penzance—sepia & colour tint. Valentine’s Series. 1919. [image]
• Morrab Park, Penzance—B & W. 1931. [image]
• 40604 Market Jew Street, Penzance—sepia & colour tint, F. Frith, Reigate. 1913. (Photograph 1897) [image]
• 52272 Morrab Gardens, Penzance—Colour[?], F. Frith, Reigate. 1911. (Photograph 1904) [image]
• Penzance, Rough Sea—sepia, F. Frith, Reigate 60982B. 1916. (Photograph 1908) [image]
• Penzance, Quay Street and St. Mary’s Church P5388—sepia & colour tint, Pictorial stationary, London. Peacock Autochrom. 1906. [image]
• Fountains in Morrab Gardens, Penzance—sepia. Valentine’s Series. 1911. [image]
• Fleets of Peace and War in Mounts Bay, Penzance. Valentine’s Series—sepia. 1904. [image]
• Argall’s Series. Morrab Gardens Penzance, [with Penzance seal]—Pensans Domini 1614”]—B & W in pale blue subframes. 1904. [image]
• Photo by Williams, Penzance. Memorial Statue, Morrab Gardens, Penzance [South African War]—sepia. 1905. [image]
• The Lovers Walk at Penzance—painting in false colours. Valentine’s Series. 1917. [image]
• [Penzance Carnival]—Real Photographic, Thomas, 35, Penzance. 1930. [image]

Sennen

• The natural arch, and Brissons, Lands End. 207511.J.V.—sepia, Backstamped “First and Last House in England, Lands End,” Publisher unknown. [image]
• Dr. Syntax Rock, Lands End. 16—B & W., Publisher unknown. [image]
• 19/113. Sennen Cove—B & W., Overland Views, Uxbridge. [image]
• Land’s End, Post Office—sepia, F. Frith, Reigate. No. 61280. Printed in Saxony. (Photograph 1908) [image]
• 6525 Land’s End [Penwith House Temperance Hotel]—sepia, A. H. Hawke, Helston. With triagular “Land’s End” back stamp. [image]
• 6791 [Church from South East]—sepia, Hawke, Helston. [image]
• 6790 [Church Interior—Nave]—sepia, Hawke, Helston. [image]

These thanks to Chris Bond

• Sunset at the Land’s End—sepia. Real Photographic. Publisher unknown. 1910. [image]
• Land’s End—sepia & colour tint. Valentine’s Series. c1905–10. [image]
• Longships Lighthouse, Land’s End—sepia. Publisher unknown. 1930s. [image]
• 19/113 Sennen Cove—B & W. Overland Views, Uxbridge. c1950. [image]
• Sennen Cove. 6006 J.V. Valentines Serioes.—Sepia. c1905. [image]

Zennor

• 3630 Zennor [from South West]—sepia, Hawke, Helston. [image]
• 3644 [Church Interior—Nave]—sepia, Hawke, Helston. [image]
• 3791 Zennor [distant view]—sepia, A. H. Hawke, Helston. [image]

Miscelaneous

• A Cornish Fishwife—sepia, F. Frith, Reigate. No. 49960. (Photograph c1900) [image]

These thanks to Chris Bond

• A Cornish Stile, Nr Penzance [location unknown]—sepia. Lethby’s Bazzar, Penzance 7888. [image]
• Billy Renfree. Vaughan T. Paul’s series, Penzance—sepia. Jewish with those side curls? c1903. [image]
• Silver Whiting, Lobsters, Ladies and Gentlemen [Billy Renfree]—sepia. Frith’s Series. c1905–10. (Photograph 1903) [image]
• Old “Davey” The Penzance Watercress Seller—sepia. c1905–10. [image]
• “Robbie” In Memory of Robert Williamson. Aged 23 Years, who was drowned off Hayle Bar, June 10th, at 7p.m. His body was recovered at 8.15 p.m. on the 14th, on Lelant Beach, and was buried at 9 a.m., June 18th, 1905, at Roskear Church, Camborne, Cornwall. “Thy will be done.”—sepia. 1905. [image]
• [Pageant, Penzance?]—Real Photographic, Thomas, Penzance. c1905. [image]
• [Children’s Outing, Penzance?]—Real Photographic, Thomas, Penzance. c1905. [image]

Custom Postcards

It was common around the turn of the C19th-C20th to have a photograph taken professionally and get it made up into a postcard to send to friends and relations, especially on significant occasions and if you were far away. This selection, discovered by Sandra Pritchard, are of St. Just miners who had gone to the USA to find their fortune. She thinks that the collection belonged to descendants of a William J. Lavers, who was born in St. Buryan and went to Michigan working in Hecla, Calumnet & Tamarack Mines.

• St. Just Miners in Chicago—sepia, A Z O. The miners were Wm. Bennetts, Wm. Lavers, Jack Lang, Harry Johns, B. Rodda, Wm. Watters & R. Kinoman [image]
• St. Just Miners in Tamarack, Michigan—sepia, A Z O. The miners were B. Rodda R. Kinoman & W. Lavers [image]
• St. Just Miners in Chicago—sepia, J. Svolos Studio (Cranakis & Svolos), Chicago. The miners were Ben Rodda, Joe Rodda & G. Rodda [image]
• Esther Daniel of Penzance—sepia, Publisher unknown. The inscription is signed by E. Daniel and sent to W. J. Lavers by hand [image]
• Grandmother and the children—B & W., Edwin Trembath, Lafrowda Studio, Bank Square, St. Just. c1880–1900. The inscription is a Christmas greeting to Mary [image]
• Three ladies—B & W., [E. Trembath,] Lafrowda Studios, Bank Square, St. Just. c1880–1900 [image]
• Three Children—B & W., E. Trembath, St. Just. c1890 [image]
• Mrs. Trewhella—B & W., Possibly E. Thomas, North Street, Penzance. The inscription is signed by K. Trewhella and sent to William James Lavers, Tamarack, Michigan [image]

Some of this selection, discovered by Sandra Pritchard, are by E. Thomas who had a studio in North Street, Penzance. Percy Smith had a studio in St. Ives in the 1950s. S. J. Govier took many photographs around St. Buryan.

• Carnival [Location unknown—6 ladies in Japanese costume]—sepia, S. J. Govier, Chacewater. Dated 19 Aug 1908. [image]
• Carnival, St. Ives [Little girl on bicycle float]—B & W, Percy Smith. Dated 1950. No postcard marking on reverse. [image]
• Carnival, Penzance [6 men in assorted costumes]—sepia, E. Thomas [?]. [image]
• Sunday School Tea Treat (pos. Tregavera chapel) Castle Hornick, Penzance [27 children in Sunday best]—sepia, E. Thomas [T mark]. [image]
• School, Penzance [unidentified—12 girls and teacher]—sepia, E. Thomas [T mark]. c1912. [image]
• Ladies outing, Penzance [17 ladies in large hats and winter coats]—sepia, E. Thomas, North Street, Penzance. [image]
• Penzance chapel Sunday school [20 children and 5 adults? posed in and around a gig. Play production?]—sepia, E. Thomas [T mark]. [image]
• Cornish Stamp Battery—sepia, Levant mine (St. Just). [image]