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Various artifacts including 'spindlewhorls'.

Penzance Carnival at Recreation Ground

Penzance Carnival at Recreation Ground

PREVREF 1863 1853 duplicates

Print of etching and negative

Venetian Gondola at Bridgwater Fair in 1969

(D Giles and P Coles - names on back of photo?)

Ventimiglia Italy

Print and typed account

her entire crew of seventeen were lost

her entire crew of seventeen were lost

poor quality- Struck rocks at Wireless Point all 17 crew members were lost.

poor quality- Struck rocks at Wireless Point all 17 crew members were lost.

Tanker , Struck rocks at Wireless Point all 17 crew members were lost.
poor quality.

This is before the South Pier was built (1885) and Gwavas Quarry was started. You can just see to the left the footpath to Paul which was well-used in those days - now gone with the quarrying. No building on the foreshore at all. Fish baskets, etc.,…