Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1639, St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea.
In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial emphasis, and the town is now primarily a popular seaside resort.
These amazing photos from malcolm osman that documented life of St. Ives in the 1890s.
A busy scene in the harbour showing the seine boats offloading their catch of pilchards, which were then taken by horse and cart to the fish cellars for processing, St. Ives, Cornwall
A fisherman makes his way along Virgin Street, St. Ives, Cornwall
A group of pilchard processing workers outside a fish cellar or “fish palace” somewhere in the back streets of St. Ives, Cornwall
A view across the harbour showing Smeaton’s Pier and lighthouse, St. Ives, Cornwall
A view from the east showing Porthminster beach, Pedn-Olva mine engine house and the harbour, St. Ives, Cornwall
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