Porthleven Museum - Our History
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Some of the Porthleven farmers and thosewho delivered milk
Agriculture and Farming information correction 285 x 100.docx Download
Milk Delivery, Billy Orchard. L note.docx Download
Benney's Farm. Mid- late 1950's. Laeft to right back 4. Kate (Kitty) Miners. 6. Ronald Benney 7. Mrs Downing. 8. Ronald Benney's son. Front l to r 3. Mrs Richards. 120 X 175.jpg Download
Benney's Farm. Mid- late 1950's. Laeft to right back 4. Kate (Kitty) Miners. 6. Ronald Benney 7. Mrs Downing. 8. Ronald Benney's son. Front l to r 3. Mrs Richards.jpg Download
Benney's Farmyard opposite Methodist Chapel Fore Street was where the Post Office is now. His Grandfather gave his name to Benney's Corner. 130 X 125.jpg Download
Blacksmith Jim White's shop on Wellington Road second building up from Thomas Terrace turning, nowadays residential. 205 x 155.jpg Download
Blacksmith Jim White's shop on Wellington Road second building up from Thomas Terrace turning, nowadays residential..jpg Download
Hammills Farm. Harvesting. Approx 1920's. 285 x 175.jpg Download
Hammills Farm. Thomas Alfred Hammill centre and brother right and parents.jpg Download
Hammills Farm. Thomas Alfred Hammill centre and brother right and parents. 285 x 180.jpg Download
Hammill's Farm. Thomas Alfred Hammill left and brother 245 x 180.jpg Download
Haymaking 180 X 95.jpg Download
Haymaking, Mr Giles, Elsie Balme father.jpg Download
John Dunn Horseman, taken in Shute Lane with horse. Mrs Rosewarne grandfather, Mike Rosewarnes great grandfather - Chapel Terrace houses in background.jpg Download
Hammill's Farm. Thomas Alfred Hammill left and brother..jpg Download
Lodge Farm 1890 Loe Bar Road 1 288 x 187.jpg Download
Lodge Farm 1890 Loe Bar Road 1.jpg Download
Milk delivery 1. Andre Gilbert and pony and trap, behind St Bartholomews, Benney's farm 130 X 130.jpg Download
Milk delivery, Billy Orchard seen leaving Tregrew Farm in 1940 to begin another day's delivery. See he has withered right arm. 165 X 125.jpg Download
Milk Delivery, Billy Orchard. L note.docx Download
Milk Delivery. Jim Curnow. Approx 1934. 175 X 125.jpg Download
Mitchell Brothers. Farmer brothers Andrew (right) and William Mitchell 120 X 180.jpg Download
Milk Delivery, Billy Orchard. with his nephew John Williams delivering milk in Peverell Road..jpg Download
Shute Lane - building haystacks which in those days was very labour intensive 240 x 180.jpg Download
Shute Lane - building haystacks which in those days was very labour intensive.jpg Download
Smithies - Farriers.jpg Download
Working the soil with horse and equipment - maybe making trenches for potato laying, Sjoholm or Tregembo.jpg Download
Young Billy Orchard. 1930's..jpg Download
Young Billy Orchard. 1930's.288 x 179.jpg Download
