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Date of construction unknown Edmund Earl of Cornwall resided prior to 1300

Restormel Castle .

Overview. A Norman Castle built after the Conquest, it was a Parliamentary stronghold for a short period during the English Civil War

Logan Rock being restored to position after being toppled by Lt. Goldsmith Royal Navy. It took upwards of 50 people and Machinery to reinstate.

25000 Tons
800 Passengers 350 Crew

Overview

Resin casting of Wesley, originally cast at Harvey's Foundry, Hayle, in the Mid 19th Century.

Drift reservoir surface nearly frozen over. Print from negative damaged and destroyed

Two views of the cottages by the Penzance Resevoir at the top of Causwayhead.

Reservoir Causewayhead.

Appears with 'Star of the Ocean'

Photograph showing both sides of silver circular plate showing the course taken by Francis Drake in 1577 - 1580.
Each side shows a different hemisphere of the world and hid voyage is shown by a dotted line.
Original is in the British Museum.
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Funeral of shipwrecked crew of Spanish coaster wrecked of Boscawen Point. The coffins are in Penzance cemetary

This photo shows a repeater bypassing the cable laying out gear prior to being laid from CS Mercury.

Is there a vet in the house? Running repairs to the 'Obby 'Oss at Padstow in 1982.

Penzance Harbour north pier repairs. A photo showing the preliminary work toward the £37,000 harbour facelift.

Repairs to the north wall of Penzance floating dock.

Five men digging in very deep hole

Building demolished & Telephone Exchange built 1960 now (2016) The Exchange Gallery.

The 800-ton Newcastle Collier, Renwick, was in ballast from Devonport to Burryport before she dragged ashore at Gyllyngvase during a south-westerly gale on February 26th 1903. By the morning, her stem had been torn off and the hull flooded. Captain…