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Rev. John Foxell Portrait Morrab Library collection colour negs John Watton 1999.

On the lawn at Towednack vicarage 1935

Taken outside Towednack vicarage where he ministered from 1932-1935.
He was born 8 Nov. 1884 at St. Columb, the son of Richard William Jolly, a tin miner, and Ethelberta Menear.
In 1901 he was a trimmer in the clay works. By 1911 we see him…

Richards brothers in Uniform WW2, left to right; Cyril, Eddie, Reggie. Eddie and Reggie took over the business, located in Queen Street on the death of their father.

Richards family and friends having a picnic at Hayle River. L-R Mrs Frank Treglowan, Millicent Treglowan, Mrs E Richards, Jim Treglowan, Jean Richards, Fred Treglowan, plus Nipper the dog.

Richards Royal Livery Stables, 2, New St. Penzance
Mates Illustrated Penzance (Corporation Official Guide)

Richards senior and junior Bread Street Sweet shop Penzance making their very last batch of Toffee before closure. c. 1980..

A view of the shop window of Richards, Photographer, Queen Street, Penzance. taken from a slide.

Doorman from the Ritz Cinema, Penzance, in his uniform, walking up Market Jew Street. Woolworth's can be seen in the background across the road.

Page of photographs of Ritz Cinema staff, including Archibald Quilter, (manager) and Dudley Savage, (organist)
plus photographs of three usherettes and a doorman. A photograph at the bottom shows a huge queue of people waiting to see "The African…

Group photograph of Ritz Cinema staff outside the cinema in Queen Street, Penzance, possibly on a staff outing, as no-one is dressed in uniform. The following have been identified:
Back row - 3rd from left is Archibald Quilter, manager.
Middle row…

Staff photograph, possibly on an outing, as all are in casual clothes. They are posing in front of the Ritz cinema and a bus. Nora Trehair, the assistant manageress, is sitting in the centre, with a white-collared dress and a flower buttonhole.

Smartly dressed usherettes from the Ritz Cinema, Penzance. Left to right: Rosie Cottrell, Marjorie Blewett and Laura (Nicholls?)

River Fal, Falmouth reproduced, Lithograph in a commercial album; The Album of Cornwall Views. Published by Charles, Reynolds & Co. 26 and 27 Milk Street, London, E.C. c1890.

Road between Crows-an-wra and St Just under snow Old car poss Ford or Austin 8VR 591.

There is a cart (but no horse) loaded with bundles of unidentified material.

Ambulance and Fire Service at the scene with casualty, location unknown

Robert Austin Ellis and his wife of Camberwell Street Penzance. He built the 'True Love'

Robert Morton Nance (Mordon) installed as Grand Bard by Dr J Hambley Rowe (Tolzethan) Padderbury Tor. 1930..