3-052-661 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The River Fal - Tregothnan in the distance, [Cornwall], 1880. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. F. Argall. 'The River Fal, on the hanks of which stands Tregothnan Castle, the mansion of Viscount Falmouth, presents a rich display of woodland and meadow verdure along its winding shores, and those of several creeks, inlets, and tributary streams, joining to form the harbour of Falmouth and Garrick Roads. The inner harbour is four miles long and one mile broad, with an average depth of fifteen fathoms. It is entered by passing between two bold headlands, that on the east side defended by St. Mawes' Fort, and the western by Pendennis Castle. To the left hand is the seaport town of Falmouth, which has some claims to regard as a packet station; opposite this, across the western inlet, is the pleasant village of Flushing, and Penrhyn is at the head of the creek, which is called the King's Road. But the main estuary, forming the large piece of water named Carrick Roads, penetrates many miles inland; and its upper reaches, by Trelissick and Tregothnan, are adorned with very beautiful park scenery, of which we give an Illustration'. From "Illustrated London News", 1880.