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Front of St John's Hall

Postcard. 140mm x 89mm. No stamp, postmark, address or message. No publisher information. Black and white photo of the Hotel Royale which have been Royale Court flats since 1980s. The Hillman Minx Estate Car dates the photo to the early 1960s.

Postcard. 139mm x 88mm. Card has serrated edges. No stamp but halfpenny postage required. No postmark, address or message. No publishing information. Legend on face advertising Western Daily Mercury, Western Evening Herald and Western Weekly Mercury.…

Postcard. 83mm x 133mm. No stamp or postmark. No publisher information. Inscribed 'Taken Feby 1913 for Mrs Russell, Chyandour, Penzance.' Sepia photograph of house in Chyandour Square, now the Halcyon Guest House.

Postcard. 137mm x 89mm. No stamp, postmark, address or message. No publisher information. Undivided back. Ponsandane House was built in 1857 and is now a care home. The Holiday Fellowship Trust (HF Holidays) was founded in 1913.

Postcard. 87mm x 137mm. No stamp, postmark, message or address. No publisher information. Divided back. Ponsandane House was built 1857 and is now a care home.

Relief vessel standing off, from an old engraving

Situated 8 nautical miles southwest of Land's End. Construction started in in 1861, completed in 1869, height 135 feet

Early photograph commonly known as the First and Last House

From an old print

A drawing of the South-Eastern alterations designed by Sir Piers St Aubyn in 1875

Very early photograph pre the development of Land's End

This was the only surviving building after a raid by the Spanish in 1595 who sacked the village

Location at Castle An-Dinas near Castlegate

Appears to be the tunnel exit at the top

For transporting goods up to the castle

Situated in the Green Market this building was formerly the premises of The Public Benefit Boot Company

With the resident in the doorway

The end wall with plaster exposed shows the Cob construction. Cob is a natural building material made from sub soil, water, fibrous organic material and sometimes lime