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17 - WW1 tank on display

After the war, the town's efforts in buying Government War Bonds and Savings Certificates were rewarded by the presentation of a WW1 tank. It arrived by train in 1919, drove down to the Moor under its own power and stayed until 1927 when it was removed for scrap.

16 - The Moor from Wellington Terrace

Trevethan School (under the clock tower) was requisitioned in August 1914 for hospital use. A Market was situated next to the Passmore Edwards building. Every Saturday there was a stall collecting donations of produce and cakes for the patients at the Military Hospitals in the town.

18 - Falmouth Moor on Armistice Day

The reading of the Armistice at 12 noon on 11th November 1918 saw a huge crowd gather as the news spread.

Cutty Sark and Foudroyant

Cutty Sark and Foudroyant moored in Falmouth Harbour ca 1920

Foudroyant Dry Dock c. 1910

Geoffrey Wheatley-Cobb brought her to Falmouth in 1902 and moored her off Flushing as a training ship for boys. She was a significant feature of the inner harbour until 1927.

2 - Gyllyngvase Beach Swimming Gala - 8 September 1915

The gala raised money for the ‘War Hospitals Supply Department’. A grandstand and tents were erected on the beach, and races were held from a raft moored off shore.

Mission Church, Killigrew Street

The Moor, Wesleyan Church and Mission Church, ca 1900; and Mission Church ca 1910

Wesleyan Church

 Wesleyan Church, The Moor, built ca 1791

Wesleyan Church, The Moor

Left: ca 1914; Right: ca 1950s after reconstruction following World War 2 bomb damage

Nonsuch moored in the Inner Harbour in 1969