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B/w print

Acc.no: PEZPH : 1989.529


Identification

Item: The view of Chyandour from the lane above the barracks

Description: A view of Chyandour taken from the lane above the old barracks. To the left of centre the coaling stage and engine sheds lie near the sea. The tall goods shed is behind the flat-roofed Ponsandane signal box. The house in the foreground is Ponsandane Lodge and this faces the home of Mrs Furse, the retired Ponsandane housekeeper. Behind this is the Bolitho Estate Office in the middle of bottom of the picture. Chyandour Barracks is in the bottom right hand of the picture behind the ridge roof of the County Police Station. In the middle of the picture can be seen two pipes in the sea which were for land drainage.

Condition: Good -


Description

Height: Mm

Width: Mm

Material: Photograph


Production

Method: Printed


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