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STORMS 27CF 086.tif
Recovering the harbour wall from inside the harbour.

D-2014-12-04-2.jpg
Sign reading "Skybus Heliport Shuttle". The Heliport closed in 2012.

M.419.tif
Penzance Holman's dry dock, Men working on screw of Steamer. OP19.

SERV 24HF 069.tif
Front row, 5th from left, is 'Dike' Jones who post-war taught mathematics at the Boy's Grammar School until his retirement c. 1956.

SPORT 26HF 080.tif
Two people holding up sheet to illustrate tropies cup and certificates won by the club

Penzance Ladies Cricket Team c1950.
NO NEGATIVE OR PHOTOGRAPH PRESENT

ORCH.SL.0266.tif
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

WRECKS 32HF 086.tif
Etching from the Illustrated London Evening News, the John Dory was carrying rum sugar and coconuts

M.0036.tif
Rather faint print of the lifeboat "Richard Lewis" on its carriage with all the crew aboard sitting at their oars.
Posed in front of the Lifeboat House at the end of the Penzance promenade. Several onlookers.

WRECKS 32HG 042.tif
Illustration from Illustrated London News magazine 1867-01-26. Caption reads" The Richard Lewis Lifeboat landing a ship wreck crew at Penzance - see preceding page".
The barge was carrying rum, sugar and coconuts.

M.0243.tif
Penzance Lifeboat Station towards Harbour ,Promenade.
Boats drawn up.

TRANS.PC.001.tif
Helicopter landing at the Heliport formerly located at Eastern Green, Penzance. The Heliport site is now occupied by Sainsbury's Supermarket

TRANS.PC.005.tif
Helicopter landing at the Heliport formerly located at Eastern Green, Penzance. The Heliport site is now occupied by Sainsbury's Supermarket (duplicate of TRANS.PC.001)

TRANS BAY 043.tif
roadside and Penzance end
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