Penzance harbour from the quay, showing the entrance with sailing ships. Sy Mary's Church in the background.
Image taken from a Victorian album in Conservation drawer C4
Building on corner being altered. Lavins Drapers (1874-1920) on the opposite corner. This was demolished to make way for the new Midland Bank Building which was opened in 1922.
The ship "Truelove" was built in the back yard of a cottage in Penzance , causing a lot of excitement. Her odd shaped stern being determined by the restraints of the small yard. She was launched but never sailed as she was never pronounced sea…