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Penzance promenade and sea wall showing new green steel lamp-posts.

Penzance promenade and sea wall showing new green lamp-posts.

Penzance County Grammar School for Boys Athletics Team 1951
Back row: -?-, -?-, -?-, Brian Johnson
Second back row: -?-, Jimmy Glover, -?-, -?-, -?-, - ?-, -?-, -?-
Front row: Mr Otto, -?-, -?-, Mr. Harris, Mr. Jarvis, Brian Hearn, -?-, Mr.…

Penzance promenade and sea wall.

Penzance promenade and sea wall.

Penzance County Grammar School for Boys Tennis Team 1951
Standing: -?-, Brian Hearn, -?-, -?-
Seated: -?-, Mr. Otto, Jimmy Glover

Penzance promenade and sea wall.

Penzance County Grammar School for Boys Sixth Form 1951
Back row: Edward Tanner, Harvey, Nicholas, Youlden, Jewell, Davy, Harper, Saundry, May, Chiffers, Hicks, Wakeford
Middle row: Matthews, Butt, Norton, King, Rouncefield, Hampson, Trembath,…

View of the excavation of the upstream diversion channel.
Three men are in the channel, two workers and a man in a suit. Annotated "Upstream Diversion Channel 30-7-59"
Stamped on reverse Richards Bros, Penzance.

A class photograph from Stennack Junior School. The names of most of the children are written on the back of the original photograph.

A young girl holding a cat

View of excavation including several men working in the sun. Annotated "Excavation on Left Bank 30-7-59".
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance".

View of excavation work. Man in shirt and tie front left, several men working towards the rear. Shuttering and flues visible.
Annotated "Tunnel Monolith, looking upstream 6-7-59".
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance".

Jessie Lawry, pictured in 1956.Born in St. Just , he was well known as an exceptional cricketer, playing for St. Just, Penzance, Cornwall and the Minor Counties. As a teenager his talent at football was also recognised by the County and he had…

Concrete Pour into Tunnel monolith, two men working in the shuttered area at end of hose, others are above. Image taken same day as DD.018.
and annotated "Placing concrete in tunnel monolith 6-7-59."
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros Penzance"

The barrel is mounted on plinths for display.
It bears a crest and the title Le Comte de Vermandois. There was a French nobleman of this name, son of King Louis XIV, who was given the title Admiral of France, who died in 1683.

Unidentified man