iamtimbo

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We really want Our Town Story to be an album for your old photos, to fill in the gaps in the history books of our villages, towns and cities. We would also love for those pictures to be able to help others - for instance by using reminiscence therapy in treating dementia

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Gallery: Pick of English Heritage

Chyandour Smelting Works, Penzance, c. 1907

@iamtimbo / 9 years ago / 894 views / comments

Image Details

These moustachioed men in their caps from the smelting works are posed for a long exposure photograph. Unfortunately the man to the far right moved!

Note the long-handled shovel for use on the smelting furnace, and the sacks tied around the men's waists to offer some protection from the heat.

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This image appears in the galleries for the following locations:

Chyandour 

Gulval 

Trevarrack 

Trythogga 

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