A carvel-built Fowey fishing boat of ca 25ft regd FY8 is seen beam-on, afloat at anchor in Polperro harbour, with a similar boat, regd FY219, anchored by a slipway beyond her. Three other similar boats are shown in the background and (bows only visible) on the right. The negative highlights the textures of stone, corrugated iron and slate roofs of the harbourside buildings of Polperro.