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A view of the nave before the chancel screen was added in 1926

Grid reference, SW 5375 2955

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View of the nave

Grid reference, SW 5195 3060

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Possibly around Perranuthnoe

The cannon bears a crest and the title Le Comte de Vermandois. There was a French nobleman of this name, son of King Louis XIV, who was given the title Admiral of France, who died in 1683.

Image is annotated "View of Rock Excavation on left bank 6-7-59"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros Penzance"

Members of the Territorial Army 'R' Battery 409 Coast Regiment (Cornwall) Royal Artillery Chyandour Barracks, Penzance. They formed part of the ceremonial guard at the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. The Battery lined St. James' Street off…

General view of the excavation. Several men sitting amongst the rocks having a break, man in suit bottom right walking along marked poles. Harvest in bales at top left.
Annotated "General view of Excavation on left bank of river 6-7-59"
Stamped on…

Recovered from a shipwreck

In a workshop, possibly from a shipwreck

View showing extent of excavation, including shuttering, ladders and a hose for pouring concrete running diagonally across image from top right. Several men working on the site. Image is annotated "View of rock excavation on right bank…

There is a pile of detritus in a workshop, possibly from a shipwreck.

Unidentified man

The barrel is mounted on plinths for display.
It bears a crest and the title Le Comte de Vermandois. There was a French nobleman of this name, son of King Louis XIV, who was given the title Admiral of France, who died in 1683.