Anderson and Rowland's Burrell Showman's locomotive Earl Beatty with its crane attachment hoisting scenic gondolas onto the main ride at Penzance Corpus Christi fair main ride in 1920s
About a dozen showman's engines can be located in this picture carrying the names of Anderson and Rowland, Hancock and Jones. This was about the average attendance of the engine line-up of that period.
Note the engines all have steel straked rear…
General view of Fair with three Anderton & Rowlands, Burrells, a small Jones Steam Tractor (mid picture) & Hancocks Rides (identifiable near the top). This is a typical "Tober" scene of 70 years ago. Engines are on "straked" wheels & Residential…
A copy of a professional photograph (Rotary Photo London EC) of the coronation procession of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra as it approaches the Westminster Abbey.
From Album 3 (Red)
Decorations on the front of St Johns's Hall to mark the coronation of King George VI and his wife Elizabeth, which took place on 12th May 1937
In 1908, Cornwall's Rugby Union team won their first County Championship, beating Durham County 17 – 3 in the final at Redruth Recreation Ground, attended by 17,000 fans. Because they had won the County Championship, the Cornish team was chosen to…