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Two ruined engine houses with chimneys smoking.

Tommy Nicholls and Charlie Rowe, two of the staff of John Peak & Son pictured in the shop doorway of 4 Causeway Head, Penzance, in the 1930s. The shop was later extended to incorporate adjoining shops. One man is wearing braces, the other a cap.…

Copy of postcard

A photograph of a photograph of two women preparing for a major firework show at Standard Fireworks. (In 1988, Standard Fireworks was purchased by Black Cat Fireworks which brought an end to UK production. The Huddersfield site now houses the UK…

Denise Waters (left) and Kim Brodzinska (right) with just a few of the many types of fireworks produced at Huddersfield's Standard Fireworks factory. (In 1988, Standard Fireworks was purchased by Black Cat Fireworks which brought an end to UK…

Two young boys with Dinky Toy models of buses and lorries.

New York registered 10,000 ton liner aground at Lowland Point, Coerce. This wreck caused a world-wide sensation, attracting visitors in there thousands.
Pub in village named after this Ship

East Pool & Agar Ltd 70 fathom Level in the Copper Workings of the Mine. Photo by J C Burrow FRPS.

The engine house at United Mines in Gwennap, one of Cornwall's richest mining areas. This engine house was built in 1904 to house a stamping engine. (Photo by Tony Giles.) See MIN 8.025

The Ale and Cakes section of United Mines. This is one of the few remaining 18th century engine houses - many were demolished for Royal Engineers' explosives training in the Second World Wear before preservation laws were passed for such buildings.…

The Ale and Cakes section of United Mines. This is one of the few remaining 18th century engine houses - many were demolished for Royal Engineers' explosives training in the Second World Wear before preservation laws were passed for such buildings.…

The engine house at United Mines in Gwennap, one of Cornwall's richest mining areas. This engine house was built in 1904 to house a stamping engine. (Photo by Tony Giles.) See MIN 8.023

Unknown large country house with three men walking toward it over lawn.

Unidentified fairground tractor and trailer on the road.

From a postcard