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Mayor of Penzance, Charles Tregenza & Party leaving church, possibly lower gate St Mary's

Remembrance Day Civic Parade passing through Quay Street, en route to War Memorial, Battery, Penzance
Road works exposing hole on Weigh Bridge by Harbour Office

Trafalgar Day Procession passing Madron Church,
Banner inscription reads "Mourn for the Brave, the immortal NELSON...
his last sea f... his work of..."

Identified by Alan Tregurtha as St Just

Note Booking Office on right advertising Emigration to South Africa

Built for a London Company, and run by Steam.
After it was demolished, Mr Bedford Bolitho bought the site and created The Italian Gardens 1916.

Engraving from Magazine dated 5th August 1865
Caption reads "The Prince and Princess of Wales descending the Botallack Tine Mine - see page 111"

Levant Mine with various Surface Workings & Buildings
Image is of photograph pinned to a board.
"1 Cabinet" mirror written on mount above image

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"

Possibly Tin Streaming Works at Rospeath Mine, Ludgvan.
Tin was processed & stamped
Info given by Mrs Ellis relative - lady in black Laura Bowden seamstress made curtains in Blue Room on the Mount
Photograph in image sellotaped to paper

Sewing room of Knitting Factory. There was a knitting factory at Orchard Place, The Fradgan which burnt down in 1956/57. First woman on left facing camera possibly Phylis Lodey, known as Nanette.
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