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The mayor holding up the silver ball. There are two mace bearers also in the picture.

The Bedford Bolitho Garden were opened in 1916 on the site of the old serpentine works and as a a memorial to Thomas Bedford Bolitho, a local banking figure. They were destroyed by the Ash Wednesday storm of March 1962 which led to the demolition of…

The Western end of Penzance Promenade with the Cafe Marina and the Swimming Baths. Newlyn can be seen in the background, still largely undeveloped. There are people down on the beach .

The Pavilion building on Penzance Promenade, opened in 1912. There was a theatre, ballroom and restaurant. A horse carriage is stood outside. Various signs advertise upcoming events, A commemorative stone is situated outside the main…

A view of Penzance Promenade, looking towards Newlyn, On the right is the Pavilion theatre and further along on the left is the Cafe Marina.

View of Market Jew Street, looking up towards the Market House, with a lady walking towards the camera.
The back of the photograph dates it as 1921 and states it is from Angela Wheeler's album.

People enjoying the Promenade at Penzance. On the right is Mount's Bay Hotel and, next to it, the Queen's Hotel. The picture appears to have been taken off a calendar.

A young woman leaning against a mounting block

A photograph of the Public Benefit Boot Company building situated at 3 the Greenmarket, Penzance. The business opened in Penzance in 1894 and the building closed in 1906 for rebuilding. The Penwith Local History Group has researched and written…

A newspaper photograph showing Taylors Garage in the Greenmarket, Penzance

A view looking up Market Jew Street towards the Market House and Humphry Davy statue. Several carriages can be seen and the Prince of Wales pub on the left.

An aerial view of the bathing pool at Penzance. At this time the pool had diving boards and a raft out in the pool. Behind the pool you can see St. Anthony Gardens, Taylors Garage and, on the far left, the Yacht Inn..

A postcard showing the S.S. Scillonian docked in Penzance Harbour. St. Michael's Mount can be seen through the harbour entrance. Two men on a small boat in the foreground of the photo.

Photocopy of a photograph of the interior of Penzance Railway Station in 1912. The train standing at the platform is a Railmotor, a steam-powered railcar.

A Remembrance Day parade going down Market Jew Street, Penzance.

A photocopy of a picture showing the station and harbour at Penzance.

A photograph of the railway terminus at Penzance, showing the broad and narrow gauge tracks. Note the coal wagons on the track to the left.. The railway came in 1852 and in 1859 the opening of Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash provided a…

A picture of the Royal Baths Boarding and Lodging House, situated on the Promenade. (See also NA.068).
Note the advertising sign for Gibson, Photographer.