Building Gallery

Horse bus, Coinagehall Street, Helston. Cornwall. Around 1900

The Helston, Cury, Mullion horse bus, named "Fairy". Thomas John Pascoe is seated on the top far right, he was born at Trewennack on 19.8.1872 and died at Trewennack on 19.9 1943. The horse buses used to leave from the rear of the Angel Hotel, Coinagehall Street, Helston where, presumably, this photograph was taken. Part of the A.K. Hamilton Jenkin collection. Photographer: Unknown

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Tinsley cooling towers, Sheffield

Tinsley cooling towers being demolished. These towers were built in 1938 as part of the Blackburn Meadows power station and stood over 75 metres tall. The power station was closed down in 1970, but the towers were left standing as they were very close to a busy road bridge. The towers were finally demolished on 24th August 2008. Photographed in Sheffield, UK

© MARK SYKES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Building the HTP warehouse on Malpas Road, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1911

Warehouse being built for HTP (Hosken, Trevithick and Polkinhorn), who were agricultural and grain merchants. View of the frame of the building with scaffolding and gangs of workers, including possibly a supervisor wearing a bowler hat in the centre of the photograph. Some workers are standing precariously on the top girder and many are holding the tools of their trade. The architect was Alfred J. Cornelius and the warehouse was completed in 1911. The building was later converted into 9 apartments as part of the Poltisco Wharf development. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

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