A collection of photographs dating back 100 years and many of the Falmouth area, has been made available to the public for the first time.

The photographs, many of which were taken in 1907, offer a snapshot of Cornish life a century ago and demonstrate how towns and landscapes have changed over the years.

Known as the Alfred Newton and Son collection of photographs they area available from English Heritage.

Alfred Newton and Son was a family photography firm best known for recording the building of the Great Central Railway (1894-1899). They took just over 600 photographs in Cornwall and snapped everything from street scenes to family portraits and captured some of the region's famous sights including Truro Cathedral, the Royal Albert Bridge and Boscastle, Newlyn, Mousehole and St. Ives harbours.

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