Fountain with the Library building in the background
Publisher
Valentine's Series
Date
c. 1910
Rights
Morrab Library
Format
Postcard
Type
Photograph
Identifier
GARD.PC.007
Coverage
Penzance
Original Format
Photograph
Building Name
Fountain
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Hand written message to the reverse of the card to a recipient in Langport, Portsmouth]]>2018-02-06T07:53:42+00:00
Title
Library and S.A.W. Memorial, Morrab Gardens, Penzance
Subject
Building
Description
General view of the the Library Building with the Second South African War (Boer War) Memorial in the foreground.
Hand written message to the reverse of the card to a recipient in Langport, Portsmouth
A splendid view of the walkway accessed from the Morrab Road, Bottom Gate entrance to the gardens
Publisher
Valentine's Series
Date
c. 1905
Rights
Morrab Library
Format
Postcard
Type
Photograph
Identifier
GARD.PC.004
Coverage
Penzance
Original Format
Photograph
Building Name
Gardens
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Hand written message to the reverse of the card to a recipient in Tuckingmill, Camborne]]>2018-02-06T07:53:44+00:00
Title
Palm Avenue in Morrab Gardens, Penzance
Subject
Gardens
Description
View from the Bottom Gate entrance in Morrab Road.
Hand written message to the reverse of the card to a recipient in Tuckingmill, Camborne
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With a hand written message in ink, dated 12th November 1912 to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Peterboro]]>2018-02-06T07:53:48+00:00
Title
Penzance, Morrab Gardens
Subject
Scape
Description
The Palm Walk, located at the Morrab Road entrance to the gardens.
With a hand written message in ink, dated 12th November 1912 to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Peterboro
Publisher
F. Frith & Co., Ltd., Reigate
Date
c. 1910
Rights
Morrab Library
Format
Postcard
Type
Photograph
Identifier
SCAPE.PC.168
Coverage
Penzance
Original Format
Photograph
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This type of card with its many variations was the forerunner of the more usual traditional 'comic' seaside card. It was produced and sold at most seaside resorts during the first decade of the 20th century with appropriate adjustments made to suit the resort concerned.
This one reads: 'Penzance agrees with me splendidly. The people here vie one with the other in giving visitors a real good time."]]>2022-06-28T07:26:42+00:00
Title
Postcard of couple embracing by sea with inset
Subject
Picture
Anno
Description
Penzance Lifebuoy Series. Inset shows Fountain in Morrab Gardens.
This type of card with its many variations was the forerunner of the more usual traditional 'comic' seaside card. It was produced and sold at most seaside resorts during the first decade of the 20th century with appropriate adjustments made to suit the resort concerned.
This one reads: 'Penzance agrees with me splendidly. The people here vie one with the other in giving visitors a real good time."
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Hand written message to the reverse of the card to a recipient in Redruth]]>2018-02-06T07:53:44+00:00
Title
The Fountain, Morrab Gardens, Penzance
Subject
Gardens
Description
A view of the gardens with the fountain in the foreground and the Library building in the background.
Hand written message to the reverse of the card to a recipient in Redruth
The Victoria bandstand in the Morrab Gardens, surrounded by Dracaena trees. Concerts were held in this bandstand every Sunday afternoon and evening in the summer. These trees are found all over West Cornwall and thrive in the mild sea breezes.