Welcome to British Pathé 1896 to 1976.

"St Just. - Cornish Mine Disaster - The broken shaft at the Levant Tin Mine that fell causing heavy death-roll."

St. Just, Cornwall.

Oil tanker 'Torrey Canyon' aground, Seven Sisters off Lands End, Cornwall. Various shots of the 'Torrey Canyon'. Various shots of two dinghies bringing crew of the 'Torrey Canyon' into Penzance Harbour.

Echo fishing. Newlyn, Cornwall. M/S of fishing boats in Newlyn harbour.

Various shots of the huge amount of smoke from the bombed oil tanker.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, visits tin mine and clay pit. Cornwall. LS train arriving at Penzance station. MS Duke alighting from train and being greeted by Lord Lieutenant Sir Edward Bolitho. Various shots car moving off from station. MS Duke at Geevor tin mine.

Off Penzance, Cornwall. CU. A 'welcome' notice in Penzance in 4 languages. LS. A street in Penzance, decked with flags. Several shots of a barge taking Captain of HMS Implacable to shore. He gets into car and drives to Town Hall. MS. Captain of the Implacable walking up steps of Penzance Town Hall

Prussia Cove, Cornwall. Various shots of the old battleship 'Warspite', lying aground at Prussia Cove, 6 miles from Penzance. The ship was on her way to the Clyde to be broken up. Salvage men walk down some rocks to a motorboat and head off towards the ship. Several shots from the boat of the 'Warspite'.

H.M.S. "Warspite". St. Michael's Mount, Penzance. Cornwall. L/S DUKW crossing sand, good shot of St. Michael's Mount in the background. Various shots of the crew on their way to secure the Warspite and make it watertight before it can be moved again and broken up. M/S derelict wreck of the "Warspite", seagulls perch on top.

St. Michael's Mount, Land's End, Penzance, Cornwall. Various shots St. Michael's Mount. Various shots postman rowing out to the Mount to delivering his mail. M/S schoolchildren going aboard rowing boat to go to school on mainland. M/S postman delivering letters. Various shots transportation of food to the Mount by pulley-car

Off Penzance, Cornwall. LS. Planes flying over the fleet. LS. Planes flying overhead. Various shots of the ships at manoeuvres at sea.

Item title reads - Dr. Barbara takes a walk. Doctor Barbara Moore finishes her walk from John O'Groats to Land's End. Cornwall. M/S Dr. Barbara en route to Land's End, she waves. M/S pan down to her feet as she walks.

Scilly Isles. Panning shot of a field of flowers - probably daffodils. M/S of women and men picking flowers.

of a rocky bay in Cornwall; possibly Veryan. Various nice shots of 'round houses' in the village of Veryan. Commentator tells us they are "built like that to keep the devil away. The idea is that the devil gets dizzy, running round and round trying to find a corner to hide in"; they also have a cross at the top of the roof.