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Children at Hayle Towans

From a collection of photographs of the Richards family, from Penzance, who decamped to Hayle Towans for the summer holidays, along with many other families between the World Wars. They stayed in a converted single-decker bus and took part in all the…

Album page with photos of a man and a woman.

The page is decorated with hand-painted illustrations.

Morrab Library At Home

Probably 1973
The list of names was with the photo but does not appear to relate to the people in the photo

Miss Nancy Williams speaking
At Home 1970

Large group on a Thames pleasure boat

Group of about eighty people on a pleasure boat called "Mapledurham." The "Mapledurham" operated trips along the Thames from 1927. Part of a collection photographs featuring the Richards and Rogers families from Penzance. John Charles Rogers is…

Album page with photographs of a woman and a man.

The page is decorated with hand-painted illustration with cherubs and peacock feathers.

Speaker in front of the Gardener's House
At Home

Morrab Library At Home probably 1970

Penzance Wheelers Group Photograph

Penzance Wheelers Cycle Club, photographed at Robinson's Cafe. Jean Richards identified, top left, one of three females. Her father Morley Richards was Club President at the time.

Speaker and group of people
At Home

Morrab Library At Home probably 1970

Promotional Postcard for Rogers Butchers, Penzance

John Charles Rogers opened a Provisions Merchants shop at 43 Causewayhead, Penzance in the late 19th century. A second shop was opened at 37 Market Jew Street soon after. His son William, and grandson John, continued the business until it closed in…