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MARITIME ST. IVES
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AUTHOR John McWilliams.
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Twenty-five maritime photographs (including five in colour) from the Archive Study Centre’s extensive collection are brought together in a small volume to celebrate the importance of St Ives harbour. The dates of these range from the beginning of the century to the 1970s. Subjects include: the St Ives herring season, 1920s; the ‘Lady Thomas’ unloading coal, c.1936; Destroyer HMS ‘Foresight’ in St Ives Bay, June 1937; Boys sailing washtrays in the Harbour; French crabbers race, St Ives Regatta, 1930s and the diving raft at Porthminster Beach, 1938.
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Each photograph is accompanied by a fascinating explanation that adds a great deal to our knowledge of what has always been the focus of the life of the town - St Ives harbour.
John McWilliams was born in St Ives and has always been involved with the harbour. His father owned a sailing boat between the wars and John used to go out fishing with him when he was young. John’s prime interest is in maritime history and he has spent the last five years researching the Breton fishermen in Cornwall for a book which is due to be published in the autumn of 2006.
PUBLISHED BY St. Ives Trust Archive Study Centre, 2006.
21cm. x 15cm. 48 pages Paperback
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Price incl. UK p&p £6.45
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