A view of the coastline and a portion of Penzance taken from inside St Anthony Gardens which abut Battery Road, across from the Swimming Pool (aka, the Lido, the Jubilee Pool).
View of Penzance's art deco Lido (swimming pool), taken from inside the pool.
Two penny, Queen Elizabeth II stamp postmarked 15 Aug 1954, Penzance, Cornwall, addressed to Miss Prentice, Beccles, Suffolk, from F.A. Giffen. For more information on the…
View of Penzance's art deco Lido (swimming pool) with crowds of onlookers on the walkways inside and outside the pool.
One penny, King George VI stamp postmarked 2 Jul 1937, Penzance, Cornwall, addressed to Miss Flo Martin, Polperro from Jim &…
Real photo printed in "Art Sheen" style. View of Penzance's art deco Lido (swimming pool) with onlookers sitting in deckchairs inside the pool, watching the swimmers.
For more information on the Lido, also known as the Jubilee Pool, Bathing Pool…
An elevated view showing crowds of people lining Battery Road between St Anthony Gardens and the Lido. The Lido was opened on 31 May 1935.
No stamp, postmark, address or message on back.
For more information on the Lido, also known as the Jubilee…
Penzance registered PZ81 is the local vessel 'Lyonesse', owned by the Pender family (assumed from Mousehole). SS65 is a St Ives registered vessel. Photo is looking down the North Pier at full tide. On the right you can just see the South Pier and the…
Location is one of several stands at the shore end of the North Pier, before they had purpose-built facilities.
This photo shows the W. Robins & Sons stand.
The pier, built down as far as the Custom House, proved to be too narrow and had to be widened in 1895. This view is looking back into the village. Tolcarne Hill is on the far right, near the pole.
Photo shows the Stevenson family re-enacting the landing of the pretender, Perkin Warbeck, which took place at Whitesand Bay near Sennen in September 1497.
Perkin Warbeck was a pretender to the English throne. Warbeck claimed to be Richard of…
Adults and children dressed in historical costumes on a decorated sailing boat with a dragon-head prow. The South Pier lighthouse can be seen in the background.
Newlyn pageants involved most members of the community from the fish dealers and fishermen, to the artist community and other residents of Newlyn - organised by the Newlyn School artists. The location in the photo looks like the Strand at Newlyn.…