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Morley Richards standing outside his shop, 51 Causewayhead, Penzance. The building signage is "Mafeking Stores" and has the proprietor as G Green, who was still in business there in 1914. Morley became proprietor between then and 1926.
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Morley Richards standing outside his cycle shop, 51 Causewayhead, Penzance. Toys also in the window, and possibly Christmas decorations.
Image donated by April Arnatt, descendant.
Information from donor reads "Morley Richards (1888-1980) grew up in…

Photograph of rugby team winners 1908/09, possibly Penzance club. On the ball is written "All Black 1908-9"
Morley Richards is in the back row, 4th from left.
Information from donor reads "Morley Richards (1888-1980) grew up in Penzance after…

Group photograph of Penzance Cricket Club. Label on back states location as St Clare. There appear to be tennis tramlines in the foreground. Lone woman standing in doorway in luncheon hut. Image damaged with ring mark and spatters.
Donated by April…

Mornie

Image of house and garden

Image of Schoolgirls at Badminton School

Three Schoolgirls

Two girls in white dresses

BHJS Summer Term 1922, artist unknown. Three members of staff pictured bottom right.

Lamorna Birch

Lamorna Birch on duty at Newlyn Pier

Kerris Quarry

Humphry Davy Grammar School Swimming Team 1965
Back row: (Tonkin?), Roger Watson, Digby Ridge, John Torrie, Alan Reynolds, David Barclay, -?-, David Miller, Robert Tutthill, Mr. Keith Bennett
Seated: Ian Hart, Iain Vesper, Jeremy Green, Charlie…

Information from donor reads "John Charles Rogers (1863-1928) grew up in a family of butchers, living in the St Clare area of Penzance. He dealt in cattle, bred poultry and, with his wife, Annie, opened a provisions shop at 43 Causeway Head,…

Studio Portrait probably of John (Jack Rogers) (1893-1929), son of John Rogers, butcher.
Information from donor reads "John Charles Rogers (1863-1928) grew up in a family of butchers, living in the St Clare area of Penzance. He dealt in cattle, bred…

Studio portrait of a woman, man and young boy. The page is decorated with hand-painted illustration with bullrushes and a frog dressed as a dandy.

Group of RNAS Servicemen. Image includes William James (Jim) Rogers who served in 1917-1918. The postcard was sent on 15 September 1917 from William to his brother Charles. The postcard was sent from Norwood, near Crystal Palace where RNAS was…

Group photograph including William James (Jim) Rogers of Penzance, who served in the RNAS in 1917 and 1918, and in the RAF between 1918 and 1920.
On the back is written "To Charlie, with kindest regards", this was his brother Charles.
The Rogers…

Group of family and friends at Hayle. The back is annotated "not sure, Fred + Jim, Dutch family,? Rule, Joan Greenslade, not sure."
One of a collection of holiday photos of the Richards family at Hayle Towans between the wars.