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Interior of old building during renovation showing 1960s tiled fireplace with old fireplace lintels behind.

From the old pier looking across Fore Street. On the left is the old slipway leading down to the beach below the Red Lion Inn. There is an old ships life boat, partly submerged, in view.

View across from the North Pier Newlyn towards the Fish Market and beyond to the Strand area and Street an Nowan.
In the foreground , Stevenson's fishing boats. Boy David 90 ft. wooden trawler ,later sunk after hitting the Bucks rocks near Tater Dhu…

A double image of a painting ,artist hardly visible, of a Schooner in full sail with a pennant reading Lady Agnes. inset is the Figurehead against a walled background ,possibly a garden with a nameplate reading Lady Agnes

Parodi's store was an Italian Fish firm and agents for Pilchard export to Italy. The focus of the photo is Parodi's Store , Newlyn. situated below 'the Narrows' section of Fore St. leading to Mousehole . The Store once housed the fish tanks.
The…

Chidren of Sancreed Church school, Cornwall

Image believed to be of a leak in the Causewayhead reservoir , Penzance.

A distant view of Wherrytown and Penzance showing Bodilly's Mill and Serpentine Works .

Fishermen admiring the catch.

Wreck of Schooner Sarah Ann Evans. Crew of three were rescued

Juan Ferrer Spanish coaster aground Boscawen Point. Lamorna 1963.
Eleven men from a crew of 15 were lost

A 162 ton transformer being transported to an electricity sub-station in Indian Queens. It was brought into Penzance by boat, and a dummy run of the journey through Penzance town centre was held 18 months in advance.

Penlee Bowling Club "A" team 1971
Cornwall County Champions, winners of the Nicholl Cup
Standing: W. Payne, John R. Johns, F.C. James, R. Quick, H. Roberts, G. Madden, F.H. Tonkin, Jack F. Stafford, Fred W. Day, R. Nicholls, Bron S. Tonkin
Seated:…

Umbre of Cork - Cargo Ship all lives saved from wreck off Pendeen watch

SS Mina Cantiquin, Spanish Carho ship built 1906 ran aground in a storm at Black Head Rock near Coverack

17 crew members were saved by a British ship

In the early hours of 23 January 1939 there was a Force 10 storm blowing with gusts of wind at 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). A large steamship was reported to be in trouble off Cape Cornwall but the Sennen Cove lifeboat could not be launched due to…

They were the winners of the Cornwall RFU in 1956. Beat Camborne 16-0.
Back Row L-R: Ray Burroughs, Geoff Vingoe, Cyril Rescorla, Charlie May.
Seated: Peter Michell, Jimmy Jenkins (c) Graham Paul

Children sitting talking.