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A member of Crowlas Wives Club standing at a bar and holding a soda syphon

Three ladies from Crowlas Wives Club with a cake celebrating the birthday of the Club
(See images M.3077 - M.3087)

Three members of Crowlas Wives Club, with a cake celebrating the birthday of the Club.

Gathering of members of the Crowlas Wives Club (and guests)

Members of the Crowlas Wives Club

Photograph of the members of Crowlas Wives Club

Members of Crowlas Wives Club and their guests
(See images 3077 - M.3087)

Group of people with Mayor and Mayoress at cheque presentation.

Mayor pictured at a cheque presentation

First & Last Refreshment House i.e. before it became a shop

St Michaels Mount

Large group of people gathered for a meal.

Group of people attending a meal

Photograph of the prize winners at Lescudjack School Speech Day.
N.B. The large picture on the right of the Kugelbake, (a historic beacon) situated in Cuxhaven, Germany. Penzance is twinned with Cuxhaven

Two young men holding their Certificates of Secondary Education. The one on the left is holding Roy Jenkins book on Asquith (published in 1986). They also appear in the back row of M.3092, a photograph of the prizewinners at Lescudjack School…

Four members of Penzance Bowling Club with a trophy. The Club is situated at Redinnick, near the Promenade and in the background you can see St. Mary's School and the tower of the Pavilion. (see also M.3095)

Four members of Penzance Bowling Club pictured with the Captain's Shield. The Club is situated at Redinnick, Penzance. Houses and part of the roof of St. Mary's School can be seen in the background.

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…

Dudley Savage (1920-2008) was a well-known organist. He was born in Gulval and became one of the youngest cinema organists the 1930s, playing at the Ritz, Penzance before moving to Plymouth in the late 1930s. The 1936 Compton Electron organ was the…

Archibald Durrant Quilter (1899 - 1986) was the manager of the Ritz for over 25 years during the heyday of the cinema. Throughout that time the cinema changed from a successful and bustling venue, before being taken over by Mecca Ltd. After Mr…