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A group of workmen at work pre-assembling the top of the Eddystone Rock Lighthouse.

Prebendary P Hedgland portrait (neg) Morrab Library.

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

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.

Mr W Prodgers, District Manager, presenting Rosie Bottrell, usherette and cleaner, with an award, other staff looking on.

Nina Vague (nee Bottrell) collecting a bunch of flowers from the Mayor and Mayoress of Penzance at the Ritz Cinema. Archibald Quilter, manager of the cinema is on the right holding a microphone.

L to R: Mayoress Beckerleg, unknown, Christine Richards, (with chocolates), Archibald Quilter, manager, Sarah Robinson (with flowers)
Stamped by Richards Brothers on reverse.

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…

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.

Presentation of Cup to Shire Horse and owner.

Market Jew St., Penzance, bomb or fire damage, crowd. press photo

The Primrose was a Liverpool coaster, who wrecked on August 3rd 1906.

She rammed her bows on the reef in thick fog and by the morning her stern had risen twenty feet in the air, poised for her final plunge into deep water.

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Prince Albert driving on the Quay, Coach and horses Opening Albert Pier. Mates Illustrated Penzance (Corporation Official Guide)

Princes Street, Penzance, showing the Telephone Exchange building on the left. Princes Street links Chapel Street with New Street.

Opened in 1953

Postcard of an etching of 'The Nile' . Wrecked off Godrevy Point partially responsible for a campaign to instal a lighthouse on Godrevy
Source: Wikipedia
The Nile, an iron-hulled screw steamer, was built at Dumbarton in 1850. She was first…