Polwithen House was built for the banker William Bolitho about 1870. It was sold in 1902 to become the hotel.
In 1918 the Penzance Church of England High School for girls took over the premises.
Humphry Davy Grammar School Penzance, U14 Cricket Team, 1968
Back row: Mr. B Tuckett, R. Pollard, Peter Sampson, Chris Morgan, Chris Yates, Trevor Ward, -?- (scorer)
Front row: Treve Jacka, Steve Williams, Neil Irish, Ashley Peters, Ray Crebo,…
Humphry Davy Grammar School Penzance, U14 Rugby Team, 1968
Back row: Geoff Hichens, Alan Thomas, Brian Richards, Martin Stock, Ray Crebo, Larry Magor, Tim Hocking, Kevin Trudgeon, Roger Semmens, Gary Dawe, Mr, Dawe
Front row: Steve McMechan, Mike…
Humphry Davy Grammar School Penzance, U15 Cricket Team, 1970
Back row: Mr. Wallace, Brian Richards, Terry George, Brian Waters, Quntin Quayle, Chris Baldwin, -?- (scorer), Mr. Tuckett
Front row: B. Badcock, Treve Jacka, Tim Smalldon, Ray Crebo,…
Humphry Davy Grammar School Penzance, Rugby 1st XV, 1970
Back row: Mr. Bob Horne, Chris Baldwin, Dave Reynolds, Ray Crebo, Larry Magor, Tim Culmer, Chris Yates, -?-, Kim Gibbs, Steve Jolly
Front row: R. Pollard, Alan Horne, A. Matley-Jones, Dave…
Humphry Davy Grammar School Penzance, Rugby 1st XV, 1971
Back row: Larry Magor, Gerald Penrose
Middle row: Mr. Bob Horne, Ray Crebo, Kevin Trudgeon, ? Pearson, Tim Hocking, Ernie Hawes, Michael Johnson, Dick Kimberley
Front row: Keith Richards,…
Humphry Davy Grammar School Penzance, Cricket 1st XI, 1973
Back row: Mr. Rudlin, Dave Reynolds, Brian Richards, Brian Waters, Paul Reed, -?-, Nigel Sincock, Smith (scorer)
Front row: Chris Baldwin, Ray Crebo, Steve Williams, Larry Magor, Steve…
Humphry Davy Grammar School Penzance, U13 Cricket Team, 1967
Back row: Mr Dawe, Peter Sampson, Chris Yates, Trevor Ward, -?-, Chris Rowe, M. A. Symons Front row: Chris 'Higgy' Horgan, Brian Richards, Ashley Peters, Terry George, Larry Magor