Paving stones being relaid after 62 Storm
Ash Wednesday Storm. More than 100 families left their homes as fishing boats were flung into the streets and blocks of granite, weighing up to four tons were dislodged from the sea walls
Damaged railings on Pz Promenade after 62 Storm
Ald Foster reads Plaque Rebuilt Sea Wall
Ald Foster reads Plaque Rebuilt Sea Wall Penzance
Ald KC Foster unveils plaque Rebuilt Sea Wall Penzance
Beach at Penzance, sea wall rebuilt after 1962 storm
The new sea wall built along the Penzance seafront in 1965-67, following the Ash Wednesday Storm of March 1962
Damage on Penzance promenade after storm of March 1962.
Damage on Penzance promenade after Ash Wednesday storm of March 1962.
Richards Brothers, 2 Queen Street, Penzance
Damage on Penzance Promenade after Mar 1962 Storm
Man on right is Roger Morris Ash Wednesday Storm 1962
Damage on beach Wherrytown, Penzance after Storm 1962
Penzance Promenade after Ash Wed Storm March 62
Penzance Promenade after storm damage March 1962
Storm damage on Penzance promenade after Ash Wednesday storm of March, 1962
Penzance Promenade after Storm Damage March 62
More than 100 families left houses, fishing boats flung into streets& 4 ton granite blocks dislodged from sea wall. Ash Wednesday Storm
Milton Nicholls with his Fathers Bicycle
Mr Milton Nicholls, a St Erth carpenter and undertaker, pictured at his carpenter's shop with his father's bicycle. As can be seen, this c. 1900 machine had solid tyres and a brake which engaged with the outside of the front wheel, an extremely uncertain method of control which sometimes deposited the rider over the handlebars when applied in an emergency. PREVREF 1981 duplicate Mr Lashbrook ex Blacksmith lives in Anvil House still (1997) worked on Wheel Rims
Richard Bros, 2 Queen Street, Penzance Phone: 3596
Young Men & Bicycles with Revolving Chime Bells
Four young cyclists in front of an ivy-covered house about to depart for a spin, probably in the 1920s. Note the 'revolving chimes' type of bells carried on two of the cycles; these were the 'in' bicycle accessory of the period.
Teddy Bears Picnic in an Elegant Dining Room
Lady Iona Molesworth St Aubyn presiding over a teddy bear's picnic. Probably at her home Pencarrow House, Bodmin
John Lyne (photographer), Claremont House, Exeter Street, Launceston PL15 9EQ
Girl with Model Train Set Engines Coaches Signal
Girl with model train set including engines coaches and signals.
Boy with Dinky Toy Models Lorries Bulldozer
Young boy playing with Dinky Toy models of lorries and bulldozers.
Two Young Boys with Dinky Toy Models Buses Lorry
Two young boys with Dinky Toy models of buses and lorries.