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Penzance Pirates rugby club and committee.

An unknown Victorian family portrait, with parents and six children. The father has a gold watch and chain.

St Just Association Football Club with the 1922 season cup.

St Buryan AFC, 1925-26 season.

Two chimneys; Tolvaddon Mine.

Two chimneys at Tolvaddon.

Helston Flora Day. The big bass drum and other instruments with then Twelve O'Clock dancers.

Helston Mayor leading the children on Flora Day on Coinage Hall Street.

Flora Day spectators on Coinage Hall Street in Helston.

PHOTOCOPY

Bishop Rock Lighthouse. 167-feet tall. Built 1887. Principal keeper "Andy" Bluer coming down in the 'bight' (being lowered on a rope) at the final relief by this method before the opening of the heli-pad service. He was being lowered into Mr G.P.…

BOUYS AS FOLLOWS: James E Layne (red & black) St Mawes (yellow & black) Mountamopus (yellow & black) Spanish Ledger (yellow & black) St Just (red) E Narrows (green & black)

Godrevy Lighthouse. Build on a small island in St Ives Bay in 1857-59. The first beacon was lit in March of 1859. The red--white flash is visible over a range of 17 miles. Staff was withdrawn from the lighthouse on 7 August 1934 when it was converted…

Pendeen Watch. Built by Redruth builder Arthur Carkeek, it first projected its powerful beam over the dangerous outcrops of the north coast in 1900. Originally oil-burning, it was converted to electricity in 1926.

James E Layne St Mawes Mountamopus Spanish Ledge Udder Rock Bartholamew Ledges St Just E Narrows

Waves breaking over Wolf Rock Lighthouse. Because of its exposed position and the actual rock only being sufficientlye exposed at high tide, this tower took almost 10 years to complete. It first shone out nine miles from the Land's End in January…

Lizard Lighthouse. Originally two lights replaced by 12 million cp with 3sec flash