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Photograph of an unknown elderly man

A group of three white flashes every 15 seconds intensity of 350,000 candle power Red light of 7,000 candle power shown over the Runnelstone Rock

The owner Henry Peake had plans to sail to Australia but never made the whole journey. After this photo was taken it sailed to Southampton for fitting of main engine and sails. The crew was to be Captain George Everett Hitchens, Philip Nicholls Jnr,…

Mr & Mrs Ellery and their seven children

The lighthouse is automatic and unmanned both light and fog signal are monitored from Trinity House depot in Penzance

Lighthouse is completely automatic and unmanned and both fog signal and light are monitored from Trinity House depot in Penzance

Building started June 1964 officially opened by Duke of Gloucester 7 July 1965

The submarine broke away from the tug taking her to scrapyard and came ashore

H Molyneaux Wholesale & Retail Linen & Woollen Silk Millinery 'an experienced Tailor from London kept on Premises'

Badly crazed

Engraving showing Surface Workers Levant Mine
Signed bottom right corner "The Levant mime (sic) drawn and etched by AMP"
Word below possibly "Poltair"or "Pattern"

Rough seas rocky cove

concrete hull she was later repaired in Penzance