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The boats 20 PZ 24 PZ can be identified.

Lifting the granite from inside the harbour to replace onto the harbour wall.

Recovering the harbour wall from inside the harbour.

Front row, 5th from left, is 'Dike' Jones who post-war taught mathematics at the Boy's Grammar School until his retirement c. 1956.

Two people holding up sheet to illustrate tropies cup and certificates won by the club

Male conductor present

Etching from the Illustrated London Evening News, the John Dory was carrying rum sugar and coconuts

Illustration from Illustrated London News magazine 1867-01-26. Caption reads" The Richard Lewis Lifeboat landing a ship wreck crew at Penzance - see preceding page".
The barge was carrying rum, sugar and coconuts.

Lower end of Market Jew Street before you turn down to the Harbour.

Front of St John's Hall

Wagon registration VCV833 . Waves crashing over the prom which is covered in seaweed, during a storm

Repairs after the storm. Penzance council workers doing the work. Harold Carr bending over. See the granite boulder hovering over them. No health and safety then!!

Harold Carr (Penzance town council employee) pondering which piece of granite to use next.