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Samuel Thomas Turner OBE
Engineer of Tower Bridge and Blackfriars

Samuel Thomas Turner OBE worked for Sir John Wolfe Barry. Samuel was chief engineer building Tower Bridge London, Blackfriars Bridge, Peoples Palace Glasgow.
Munitions WW1 Sheffield (OBE)
Retired to Marazion circa 1920's with ill health as result…

Seated in his garden at The Ferns, Cedar Road, Sutton.

Samuel T Turner standing left at Thames Iron Works or Tower Bridge.

On the back, 'Uncle Sam Bolitho from whom ? brooch and nugget of gold came from c.1865
A brother to Grandma Wall, Gr Grandma's Uncle'

Causewayhead , Penzance.
William Henry Sampson, Poulterer, Ham and Bacon curer.
(Kelly's Directory 1903).
Shop decorated for the Coronation of George V

This is before the harbour offices existed. Area to the left is the site of the present fish market. On the extreme right is the base of the North Pier and the Bridge House. Centre right now is the Newlyn Co-op.

Print on card plus negative

Another lady is visible through the window sitting within possibly Mrs Rundle

Sam Rundle was Vicar of Godolphin and godfather to Jack & dolly Chown. Dolly said"He always wore a frock coat & top hat which he considered to be 'proper' dress and continued to do so long after they went out of fashion"