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An interesting detailed account of a trip to the Moors above Penzance by Brake and then on foot to visit various Archaeological sites.
An advertisement for an" Entertainment" and series of Lectures at Morrab House ,1884 by kind permission of C C…

Collection of post cards regular views of Penzance/Newlyn Mousehole and from Helford/Camborne to N Cornwall.

Morrab Library, Penzance 'At Home'.

Butter Market,Princess street, Penzance.
now demolished

Taken from a newspaper image

towards the Bell Tower from between St Marys Terrace and Queen Street showing backs of houses.

Roundabouts, fun fair, modern circus.

Harbour buildings from

Borlase Tracts extracts pages 16 17 19 75 88 90 94 collection negs.

Lanyon Quoit
Grid reference, SW4297 3368.
For further information see Historic Environment Record, https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO3013&resourceID=1020

Penberth Cove looking towards the sea.

Float named 'Fathers first holiday with pay'.
Newlyn harbour and Fore Street in the background.

Childrens group in costume , Chidren's Pageant
Coronation George V June 1911 some names.

Polmennor House, Penzance.
Family Group in front of House
Victorian dress. names in packet.

Three Ladies inc Mrs Percy Chirgwin ( R ) at Grocers Federation Meeting held in Penzance.

Chirgwin's Horse-drawn delivery Van Dick Chirgwin (small boy) driver Charlie don. Mr. J Turner. Information on the back.

Procession Coast Guards for George V Coronation .
Chapel Street 36-37, Penzance..
copy of Post-Card.

Amphitheatre LIB REF Christopher Borlase Journal 1748 in safe.

Britannia depicted by J Farington

This collection consists of 67 lantern slides. It was formerly the collection used by Gareth Griffiths, Camborne School of Mines. The collection includes many archaeological sites, and views from around West Penwith. Some coloured lantern slides.