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Postcard of an etching of 'The Nile' . Wrecked off Godrevy Point partially responsible for a campaign to instal a lighthouse on Godrevy
Source: Wikipedia
The Nile, an iron-hulled screw steamer, was built at Dumbarton in 1850. She was first…

Opened in 1953

Princess of Wales going down Botallack Mine.

Princess of Wales.

Part of a lager print of the visit. The whole photograph can be seen in the Royal Collection.

Princes Street, Penzance, showing the Telephone Exchange building on the left. Princes Street links Chapel Street with New Street.

General view

Overview.
With a hand written message in pencil to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Marazion

Prince Albert driving on the Quay, Coach and horses Opening Albert Pier. Mates Illustrated Penzance (Corporation Official Guide)

Engraving from Magazine dated 5th August 1865
Caption reads "The Prince and Princess of Wales descending the Botallack Tine Mine - see page 111"

The Primrose was a Liverpool coaster and Collier who wrecked on August 3rd 1906.

She rammed her bows on the reef in thick fog and by the morning her stern had risen twenty feet in the air, poised for her final plunge into deep water.…

The Primrose was a Liverpool coaster and collier who wrecked on August 3rd 1906.She rammed her bows on the reef in thick fog and by the morning her stern had risen twenty feet in the air, poised for her final plunge into deep water. Description from…