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People gathered in Chapel Square, Ludgvan. Everyone is smartly dressed and gathered around a horse and cart. The back of the photograph says Fish seller at Chapel Square Ludgvan.

Three Penzance Laundry vans outside the Ritz, Queen Street, Penzance. They have posters pasted on their sides promoting the film "Elizabeth Of Ladymead" starring Anna Neale, which was released in 1948.

Eleven men, believed to be managers of cinemas in Cornwall. In the front row are, 2nd left Mr Prodgers, area manager, far right Archibald Quilter, manager of the Ritz, Penzance. Mr Quiilter retired in 1964. Stamped on the reverse by Richards…

This is a cutting from a newspaper.

Two women and a man at the Holy Well at Madron, photographed in 1912

The actor centre stage is Benjamin
Luxon.

Annotated on reverse in handwriting, " One of the original "Minors" Miss Sheila Marks being presented with a 4lb box of chocolates by the Mayor of Penzance Mr R.C. Matthews at the ABC Minors 14th Birthday celebration." Also in the photograph are…

The Pavilion theatre on the promenade.

Female workers at the West Cornwall Laundry. This was a commercial laundry located near the Humphry Davy statue, operating from 1901 as the West Cornwall Steam Laundry and later renamed the Penzance Sanitary Steam Laundry. The laundry baskets are…

Man in centre holding a metal tea-set on a tray. Amongst the men looking on is Archibald Quilter (wearing glasses), manager of the Ritz Cinema, Queen Street, Penzance.

The principal actor in the centre is Eric Francis.

Many women all wearing satin ball gowns.

In the Pavilion Theatre, on the promenade.

A photograph of Sennen harbour, taken in September 1896, showing a number of fishermen and their boats. The round building was originally built in 1876 to house the capstan wheel that was used to winch boats up the harbour slipway.
There are…

Leonora Trehair, on the right, manageress of Ritz Bingo Hall, Penzance presenting a prize.
Stamped on the reverse by Richards Brothers, Penzance.
Mrs Trehair was manageress from 1965-1966, before retiring.

Penzance Operatic Society

Leonora Trehair, manageress, presenting a cheque to a winner. The Ritz Cinema became a bingo hall in 1965, Mrs Trehair retired in 1966.

Actors named on the back of the photograph are Joe Denley, Douglas Williams and Danny Johns.