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Old Woman in a Garden with shrub

Old Woman dressed in black hat
Photo pinned to wall behind

Headmistress of The Church of England School for Girls, Polwithen, Penzance. (later School of St. Clare)

Seated at the front door of the school.

From the East

Polwithen House was built for the banker William Bolitho about 1870. It was sold in 1902 to become the hotel.
In 1918 the Penzance Church of England High School for girls took over the premises.

The headmistress, Violet Mary Macpherson with a group of sixth form girls.

Nan Hodder and Diane Byron

Centre part of a school photo taken in 1931. Staff shown are Miss Sunter (secretary), Margaret Battersby, Alfreda Tresdale, Ethel Smith (second mistress), Violet Macpherson (Head) , Gertrude Jolly, Cynthia Havergal and Murial Mitchel.

Humphry Davy Grammar School, Cricket 1st XI 1971
Back row: Mr. Rudlin, Trevor Ward, -?-, Steve Pastuch, Alan Horne, ? Barnes, Treve Jacka, -?- (scorer)
Front row: Larry Magor, Steve Williams, Alan Lawrence, Ray Crebo, -?-

Humphry Davy Grammar School, Football 2nd XI 1973
Back row: Mr. D. Thomas, Brian Richards, Dominic Thomas, Kevin Stevens, Larry Magor, Eric Curnow, ? Foster
Front row: Andrew Barclay, Ben Murphy, Steve McMechan, Alan Thomas, Chris Baldwin, Michael…

Humphry Davy Grammar School, U13 Cricket Team 1968
Back row: Mr. Luke, Terry George, B. Badcock, Quintin Quayle, Steve McMechan, Brian Waters
Front row: Gary Dawe, Brian Richards, Treve Jacka, Ray Crebo, Larry Magor, Steve Pastuch

Penzance County School for Boys, "Dogs of Devon" drama production, December 1927. T. S. Rodgers on right.

Cast of "Dogs of Devon" drama production, Penzance County School for Boys December 1927. T. S. Rodgers 3rd left middle row.

Penzance County School for Boys production of "Macbeth", February 1930. T. S. Rodgers as 'Duncan'.

T. S. Rodgers, pupil No.984, 1924, Penzance County School for Boys, pictured at home 2 North Terrace, St. Ives, C 1930

Old Boys cricket match at Penzance County School for Boys, July 1930. N. Truman & A. Rowe under the 'Belfry' of the cricket pavilion. Photo taken by umpire.

Teams leaving the cricket pavilion after the tea interval. Photo taken by umpire.

Scene from drama production "Witness for the Prosecution", presented at Penzance County Grammar School for Boys on 13th, 14th and 15th December 1956.
Back row: -?-, Paul Bettis, Tony Jasper, Barbara Hall, -?-, -?-, -?-
Front row: Ed Costigan, -?-,…