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St Gerran's Church, pictures with a man on the top of the steeple.
Grid reference, SW 8727 3517.
For further information see Historic Environment Register, https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO6318&resourceID=1020

50ft Pyramid inscribed Johannes Knill 1782 & I know that my Redeemer Liveth & Resurgam. Intended as a mausoleum to house his remains but he moved to London and died there in 1811.
A well-known landmark for mariners.

Westward Television's pirate 'Jethro' who handed out the money on their weekly quiz game, 'Treasure Hunt'.

Westward Television was the first ITV franchise holder for the South West of England, and operated from 1961 until 1981.

Jethro is the…

Reg Morse at St Buryan Rally in about 1970.

Gavin Maddern and John Nicholls and St Buryan Rally

Portrait of unknown man in woollen cap, checked shirt and dungarees.

A portrait of Richard Pearce Couch, Mayor of Penzance 1898-1899.

Portrait of elderly man wearing cap, smoking pipe.

Drawn portrait with newspaper obituary. Born: Renfrew, Scotland, 9th January 1821, died: Lee, Kent, 20th March 1891.

Portrait of Jack Worth, coxswain of Penlee Lifeboat.

Report in 'The Cornishman' from 14/11/1992 in the '25 Years Ago' section, quoting a story from the newspaper from 1964:

"A five-minute rescue has earned Henry Nicholas coxswain of the Sennen Lifeboat, the bronze clasp of the Royal National…

Gwynedd Haslock, pictured after competing in the British Surfing Competitions.

Empire Contamar came ashore at Par Beach at 1:30 am on the 23rd March 1947.

Augustas Williams (aged 50) from Penzance was saved. Crew of 7 saved by Fowey lifeboat

The ship was carrying coal from Cumberland to Par

Model gypsy caravan displayed on a table.

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