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Rugby football match at Mennaye Field, Penzance, featuring Penzance Pirates. Houses on Larrigan Road behind the goalposts, and allotments wall can be seen in the background.

1971 Mounts Bay Open Bowling Tournament winners pictured on the green at Penlee Bowling Club, where the finals were held.
Standing 3rd left George Richards, 4th left Johnny Blewett, 4th right Dick Cattran, 2nd right Geoff Abbott, 1st right Jack…

The 162 ton transformer was bound for an electricity sub-station in Indian Queens.

The 162 ton transformer arrived in Penzance by boat, and was driven through Penzance town centre on the way to an electric sub-station in Indian Queens.

David Pooley was mayor from 1972 to 1974.

David Pooley was mayor from 1972 to 1974, and his wife Margaret mayoress.

Beryl worked at the telephone exchange in Penzance.

Mrs Jasper is being handed a certificate thanking her for her service with The Post Office.

The back of the photo is annotated Buryas Bridge

Possibly Carn Galva in the background.
Grid reference, SW4297 3368.
For further information see Historic Environment Record, https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MCO3013&resourceID=1020

There is a stream running by the building

This is a composite image - the black line shows where the sky has been cut out and replaced with another.

This is a test print, with the white line round the headland showing the border between the two images .

This is a test print composite image, showing where the image was being manipulated in the darkroom.

This is a composite image test print showing a line round the horizon separating the building from the sky.

St. Ives, General View 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.

Penzance Council Chamber Album. Painted 1962. Colour Scheme and Paints by John Hall & Sons ( Bristol & London ) Ltd.

Penzance promenade and sea wall.