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Old coloured postcards and colour photos of Cornwall

There’s something arresting about these hand-coloured postcards of Cornwall, which I gather are dated around 1895. See many more at How to be a Retronaut. There’s a nice comparison with another Retronaut set of the area, this time of colour … Continue reading

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Interior and fittings of Victorian gentleman’s racing cutter Integrity

        These photos of the recently launched Victorian gentleman’s racing cutter Integrity designed and built by Stirling & Son of Tavistock in Cornwall are an illustration of how much research and thought has gone into this boat. As usual, click on the thumbnails for a better view! … Continue reading

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Building Grayhound – a time-lapse film of the building of a 63ft 1776 lugger

It’s all going on in Cornwall; read all about it here and here. My thanks to the Boat Building Academy for leading me to this one!

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