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Replaced Solid Tyred Buses in 1928. Transferred to Western National when it started in 1929 PREVREF 1836 same details

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Replaced Solid Tyred Buses in 1928. Transferred to Western National when it started in 1929 PREVREF 1836 same details

TRANS 6.141.tif
Driver is the late Mr Reg Wilton. TRANS 8.195 duplicate

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TRANS 8.195.tif
Driver is the late Mr Reg Wilton. TRANS 6.141 duplicate

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TRANS 6.135.tif
Buckingham body. First luxury ride after short wheelbased solid-tyred buses used on Cornish Services since 1900. All buses transferred in 1929 to form Western National.

TRANS 8.186.tif
Maudslay ML3 was typical of the types which dominated Cornish routes in the 1920s. Guy chassis and Buckingham saloon body.

ENT 6.021.tif
These were some of the largest machines ever seen in Britain up to that date. This example, pictured at Southport, was the largest permanent Fair Ride in Britain up to 1900. Holidaymakers rode in suspended car which swung out as the speed of the ride…

PEOP 8.076.tif
A portrait of Richard Pearce Couch, Mayor of Penzance 1898-1899.

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CUST 6.004.tif
MAY DAY PADSTOW

CUST 8.020.tif
The May Pole on 'Obby 'Oss Day, Padstow.

HARB 8.028.tif
About 60 members of Mebyn Kernow, a Cornish nationalist movement, carrying slogans and the flag of St Piran (Cornwall's 'National' flag) pictured near the Buckie (registered GALLIC MAY) as they call for a 50-mile limit and six-mile fishing zone for…

PEOP 8.008.tif
Members of the Tol Pedn (Gwennap Head) Life Saving Association pictured at the doors of the Roskestal wagon shed.

Duplicate of PEOP 8.001

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STAT 8.001.tif
The Bassett Memorial, built at the summit of Carn Brea Hill, between Camborne and Redruth, in memory of the Bassett families who owned and controlled vast mineral-recovery areas in Cornwall in the 19th century. From this vantage point, the remains of…

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STAT 6.005.tif
In memory of
Captain Henry Rotary, and the crew of the Liverpool ship Cyber wrecked at Porthloe Cove during the great storm of 15th March 1905. Of the 26 men all told 23 were lost some of whose remains were washed ashore and here interred. Mates WH…

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Photo of a photo (from an exhibition?)

MIN 8.073.tif
Located near Pool Winding Engine good view of the 90in Cylinder and taken while closing down in 1954
On the right: Mr W Trepanning Hooper and next to him Mr W Jelbert and looking up at the bob, Mr John Trounson MBE, Chairmen of the Cornish Mining…

STRT 8.007.tif
Gibson Copyright. Midsummer Fair at the Quay Penzance, discontinued about 1881. The Harbour Office is situated near Trinity House Store.

This is probably the source of the poor quality print CUST 10OF 025.
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