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Crowning the May Queen at Paul. Queen - Valerie Stephens on her R. Gill Trahair. Vicar Rev Tyrrel.

A stall in Penzance selling May Hornes with a group of onlookers possibly family members.

Mary Louisa Browne was born in 1858 in Rangoon, Bengal, India to Horace Albert Browne and Louisa Fanny Algeo Moresby.
She married William Jordan Cummings in Rangoon in 1877. He was a Col. in the Royal Engineers and died in 1908.
They had one…

These were some of the largest machines ever seen in Britain up to that date. This example, pictured at Southport, was the largest permanent Fair Ride in Britain up to 1900. Holidaymakers rode in suspended car which swung out as the speed of the ride…

Mawnan Church.

Grid reference, SW 7877 2723

For further information see Historic Environment Record, https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO6379&resourceID=1020

Maudslay ML3 was typical of the types which dominated Cornish routes in the 1920s. Guy chassis and Buckingham saloon body.

Maudslay car in front of Grand House

Buckingham body. First luxury ride after short wheelbased solid-tyred buses used on Cornish Services since 1900. All buses transferred in 1929 to form Western National.

Driver is the late Mr Reg Wilton. TRANS 6.141 duplicate

Driver is the late Mr Reg Wilton. TRANS 8.195 duplicate

Replaced Solid Tyred Buses in 1928. Transferred to Western National when it started in 1929 PREVREF 1836 same details

Replaced Solid Tyred Buses in 1928. Transferred to Western National when it started in 1929 PREVREF 1836 same details

Matthews sailmaker. Wharf Road, Penzance

Albert Willoughby sits on a bench inside Matthews sail loft, Penzance.

Mrs. Stephens of Madron.
Also written on back, 'Grannie to Garfield Matthews, son Frederick Matthews and Florence. Blacksmith in Penzance, (Seven Stars).'

Woman Seated