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Penzance promenade and sea wall showing new paving.

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

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…

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

There is a pile of detritus in a workshop, possibly from a shipwreck.

In a workshop, possibly from a shipwreck

Recovered from a shipwreck

Members of the Territorial Army 'R' Battery 409 Coast Regiment (Cornwall) Royal Artillery Chyandour Barracks, Penzance. They formed part of the ceremonial guard at the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. The Battery lined St. James' Street off…

The cannon 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.

They are standing outside a brick building, possibly industrial.

A formal portrait of the group sitting outside, mainly young people.

They are all wearing large hats.