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Queen Victoria's visit from London Illustrated News

Drawing from newspaper The Illustrated London News

Double. Date-February 10th 1965

The Runnelstone Whistle Buoy ' St. Levan Bull' being winched at the quay in Penzance

Driven ashore in 90 mph gale to Pendeen Watch Note the men in the breeches buoy

Driven ashore in 90 mph gale to Pendeen Watch Note the men in the breeches buoy

Driven ashore in 90 mph gale to Pendeen Watch All fifty-two crew members were winched to safety

Children's Sack race Whit Monday Horse Show, Ponsandane, Penzance
Lady Bolitho at finish line

On the 18th June 1909 Alfred Vingoe was returning to Penzance in his pilot boat when he noticed that a large sailing ship was lying low in the water and flying distress flags. He and his two crew members sailed over to the craft to find that the ship…

Ship was total wreck and extensive search revealed only one survivor the remaining 11 crew were lost.

Intensive search both by land and sea revealed only one survivor, the remaining 11 crew members believed drowned

Intensve search by both land and sea revealed only one survivor, the remaining 11 crew members believed drowned