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G14341; Brinkburn (1894). Port bow view of the Brinkburn (1894) listing to starboard and sunk by the stern to just after the foremast. The main mast on the right. Rocks can be seen off the bow.
A port bow view of the mostly submerged general cargo steamer Brinkburn (1894) on the rocks at Maiden Bower, near Bryher. (Glass plate negative)
Record Shot - Do not reproduce.
A port bow view of the partially dismantled hull of the barque Sophie (1857) on the beach at New Grimsby, Tresco Island. (Glass plate negative)
P50660; An elevated view looking towards the port quarter of the wreck of the Alexander Yeats (1876).
A mid-distant port quarter view of the three-masted sailing ship Alexander Yeats (1876) aground on the east side of Gurnard's Head (Glass plate negative)
G14220; Trooper (). Port side close up below bridge of large hole in the hull. Man standing in rowing boat.
A close-up view of the damage on the port side below the bridge of the cargo steamer Trooper (1902) while aground in Penzance harbour. (Glass plate negative)
G14009; Malta (1865). Starboard bow view from cliffs. Waves breaking over hull, semi-submerged to forecastle break. Name obscured by wave.
Starboard bow view of the passenger liner Malta (1865) wrecked off the rocks in the bay on the north-east side of Kendijack Castle (Glass plate negative)
G14364; Henry Harvey (1857). Port bow view of the Henry Harvey (1857) aground with the tide out. The photographer was on the shore. Some people are standing around off the broadside and bow areas. Ships in the background.
A port bow view of the brigantine Henry Harvey (1857) aground with the tide out on Battery Rocks, Penzance. (Glass plate negative)
G14048; City of Cardiff (1906). Mid distant bow view broadside to cliffs. Man hanging in breeches buoy.
The cargo steamer City of Cardiff (1906) aground in Nanjizal Bay [Mill Bay], Land's End. (Glass plate negative)
G14059; Cromdale (1891). Port bow, water pouring off forecastle, sails removed, main mast gone. Large wave breaking over bredth of ship between fore and mizzen masts.
The sailing ship Cromdale (1891) breaking up off Bass Point (Glass plate negative)
G14172; Minnehaha. Port beam view from water.
The passenger/cargo liner Gothland (1893) aground off Gunner's Rock, Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly. (Glass plate negative)
P50848; A view of the fishing vessel SC 41 and a small rowing boat landing salvaged cattle from the grounded cargo/liner Minnehaha (1900). A photograph taken from the beach.
The fishing boat SC41 with a rowing boat close to the beach of Samson Island with salvaged cattle from the passenger/cargo liner Minnehaha (1900). (Glass plate negative)
G13998; Bay of Panama (1883). Elevated distant port quarter view from cliff path. Broadside to the cliff and rocks, listing to starboard.
Distant view of Bay of Panama (1883) wrecked off Nare Head, near Helford. (Glass plate negative)
G14198; Socoa (). Port broadside view aground with tide low on the hull. Small boats alongside. Sails partially furled. Taken from the cliffs.
An elevated port side view, taken from the cliffs, of the French steel three-masted ship Socoa (1901) aground at the base of Kildown Point, near Cadgwith, Cornwall. (Glass plate negative)
G14192; Seine (). Close up of bow from beach. Bow and forecastle leaning to port. People on bowsprit and hull.
A bow view of the barque Seine (1899) wrecked on Perranporth Beach, with children climbing on the hull. (Glass plate negative)
G14367; Highland Fling (1889). A closer view (less dock sides) from the drydock floor looking directly into the inside of the salvaged section of the Highland Fling (1889). This section was the from the stern to just forward of the bridge.
A close-up view of the inside of the salvaged section of the cargo steamer Highland Fling (1889) in drydock at Falmouth. (Glass plate negative)
G14007; Malta (1865). Port bow view from cliffs. Waves breaking over hull, semi submerged to forecastle break.
Port bow view of the passenger liner Malta (1865) wrecked off the rocks in the bay on the north-east side of Kendijack Castle (Glass plate negative)
G14022; Paknam (1895). Starboard bow elevated view from cliffs. Ship listing to port. Lifeboats and rowing boats off port side. Cliff face on right.
Paknam (1895) aground below the Morvah Cliffs, Cornwall (Glass plate negative)
G13975; Minnehaha. Port aft bow, low in water, three tugs alongside.
Minnehaha (1900) aground off Scilly Rock with three tugs alongside (Glass plate negative)
G14217; Umbre (). Starboard just off the stern view with Hermes secured alongside. Cliff edge and foot in the foreground.
An elevated view from cliffs looking down at a starboard quarter view of the cargo steamer Umbre (1898) below Greeb Point, Morvah Cliffs. (Glass plate negative)
G14183; Albert Wilhelm (). Very distant view. Foremast still standing. Mast and wreckage in the foreground.
A distant view of the German brigantine Albert Wilhelm (1856) wrecked on Porthkidney Beach, near St Ives. (Glass plate negative)
P50846; The Penzance registered fishing boat PZ 371 in the background, with other small craft off the beach landing saved cattle from the grounded cargo/liner Minnehaha (1900). A man is holding the bow of the nearest rowing boat which has a cow on a long line off its stern swimming to the shore.
The Penzance-registered lugger PZ 371 with a small rowing boat off the beach landing saved cattle from the Minnehaha (1900) (Glass plate negative)
G14195; Serica (). Taken from battery rampart looking over the wreck. Only the masts and forecastle are visible.
The schooner-rigged cargo steamer Serica (1888) sunk off Woolpack Point, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly (Glass plate negative)
G14344; Busby (1894). Port view just aft of the broadside of the Busby (1894) taken from the cliffs. The ship is listing to starboard. Two people are on the rocky foreshore looking at the ship. The first man is holding a line connecting the rowing boat to the ship and the shore.
A port quarter side view of the cargo ship Busby (1894) aground on the rocks in Pendeen Cove. (Glass plate negative)
G14333; Hyaena (). Onboard an unidentified salvage vessel. Just off starboard bow alongside quay. Zelda's boiler being winched off.
Recovering the boiler from the wrecked steamer Zelda (1874) ashore at St. Mary's from the salvage ship Hyaena (1856). (Glass plate negative)
G14342; Brinkburn (1894). Bales of cotton on the quayside taken from the wrecked Brinkburn (1894). People are standing on and around the bales posing for the camera. The salvage vessel Hyaena is alongside.
Some fo the salvaged bales of cotton from the wrecked general cargo steamer Brinkburn (1894) unloaded at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. (Glass plate negative)