Original early 1920's postcard of Boscawen Street Truro, Cornwall, showing WW1 memorial, shops, the Red Lion Hotel (which was demolished after a lorry hit it) motorcars. Photographed by Opie studios from Coinage Hall.
Publisher info: The Milton Series, Woolstone Bros, London. Photographer was Henry Opie - he was a photographer who opened a photographic studio in 1889 at Bond Street, Redruth. Originally called Opie, Henry & Sons this later became Opie Ltd in 1914 with other premises opening in Penryn Street, Redruth; Truro, Falmouth And Helston. Source: Falmouth Art Gallery. Dated to 1920's from fashions shoppers are wearing - cloche hats. Opie Ltd was trading in Falmouth from roughly 1905-1935
Size: 6803px × 4648px
Location: Truro, Cornwall, England, UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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