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Army and Navy Stores
Located on Causewayhead, Penzance
The Promenade Penzance 1915-1920
140x90mm. Sepia postcard of the Promenade taken at junction with Alexandra Road, near Beachfield Hotel. Serial number of card suggests photo registered in 1922. Photo probably taken a little earlier. No message, stamp or postmark on reverse.…
Pre-war Novelty Postcard Penzance 1934
140x90mm. Novelty postcard. 'The Cream of the Views from Penzance'. Flap over picture of a pot of cream can be lifted to reveal concertina of miniature photographs of Penzance and the surrounding area. Photos look Victorian/Edwardian era. George V…
Aerial View of Penzance 1950
Aerial view of Jubilee Pool, the harbour, East Penzance, Chyandowr and beyond. Note from Muriel to Mrs EA Richards, Penzance. George VI stamp. Postmarked 7th May 1951.
Edwardian Novelty Postcard Penzance
140x90mm. Pocket Novelty Card printed by ETW Dennis and Sons London and Scarborough. Front cover shows drawing of a crab on a beach. The crab can be lifted up and underneath is a series of miniature prints of postcards concertinaed together of…
Edwardian Novelty Postcard Penzance
140x88mm novelty postcard. 'Penzance is the "Plaice" for a holiday'. Pop up drawing of a plaice superimposed on a beach scene. On reverse general greetings from Mary to Maude Grey in Plymouth. Stamped 'Liable to Letter Rate 609'. Halfpenny post.…
New Market House
View from the East at the top end of Market Jew Street
Old St Mary's Chapel spire, Penzance
The present Church is is built on this site. The foundation stone was laid in 1832
St Paul's Church
Located at the top of Clarence Street, Penzance
Alexandra Road Church
Built in 1882
Grid reference, SW 4688 2974
For further information see Historic Environment Record, https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO32815&resourceID=1020
Grid reference, SW 4688 2974
For further information see Historic Environment Record, https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO32815&resourceID=1020
The Pavillion, Penzance Promenade
Built in 1911, originally a theatre. It has had various uses, a dance hall etc., and now an amusement arcade known as the Grand Casino
Bishop Rock Lighthouse, complete tower
Located to the west of the Isles of Scilly
Bishop Rock Lighthouse, Isles of Scilly
Image shows the keepers relief in progress
Alexandra Road Church, Penzance
Built in 1882, modelled on the Campanielle in St Marks Square, Venice. The building is now a dwelling, converted into flats
Grid reference, SW 4688 2974
For further information see Historic Enironment Record,…
Grid reference, SW 4688 2974
For further information see Historic Enironment Record,…
Old Market House
Located at the western end of Market Jew Street. Demolished in 1836 and rebuilt as the current Market House, later to become the Lloyds Bank building. The image reproduced from an old engraving
Penzance Library and School of Art Building frontage
Located at the top end of Morrab Road, built 1880. The ancient bronze cannon, believed to be from the Spanish Armada and placed in front of the library was stolen and never recovered
Flats and houses at Navy Inn Court, Newlyn Town
Built on the original site of the old Navy Inn, demolished in 1938/39 under the 1936 Housing Act, as interpreted by Penzance Council
The Fishertman's Rest
Located at the bottom of Church Street, Newlyn Town, near the Red Lion Inn. This was a popular meeting place for aged retired fishermen, the building is now a private dwelling
The Gas Stores
Located on Market Jew Street, Penzance, at the corner of Gas Lane, (now New Town Lane). Poundstretcher store now occupies the site
Richard's Sweet Shop
Located at the bottom of Market Jew Street on the right hand side going down. Later the premises of J.H. Bennetts, fuel supplys