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Identified by Alan Tregurtha as St Just

Lying off Perran Sands, Perranuthnoe after being caught and damaged in a heavy storm.
Later towed to Penzance harbour

Chipped plate bottom right corner

Battery Rocks before swimming pool. WW1 memorial and Hevva post in background.

The gun house was removed for the construction of the War Memorial. Batten & Couch were boat builders, coopers and coal merchants until 1919.

Batten & Couch were Boat Builders, Coopers & Coal Merchants until 1919

Grid reference, SW4741 3080

For further information see Historic Environment Record, https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO44206&resourceID=1020

Note spotter plane on turret

On 1st July 1949 the Western Union Fleet assembled in Mount's Bay, comprising of about 50 ships from Britain, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. Information can be found in various media sources.

Beach, bay sea and cliffs taken from Logan Rock

Landscape houses sands

Photograph of Beachfield House, at the bottom of Alexandra Road, This was run as Dingley's Private Hotel by Mrs. Eliza Dingley, and later by Miss Mary Dingley . It later became the Beachfield Hotel and Dingley's moved around the corner.
Note the…

Note touching of the head to each boundary stone

Bedford Bolitho laying foundation stone

Belgian trawlers "Paul Therese" & O 278 "Jeannine" in Newlyn
Same boats, different angle in FISH 12PG 093