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The Red Star Liner, Gothland, wrecked at 4:30 pm on June 23rd 1914. Launched in 1893 by Harland & Wolff of Belfast, it was a four-masted, 490ft long vessel.

The Gothland was on passage from Montreal to Rotterdam with a general cargo which…

The Red Star Liner, Gothland, wrecked at 4:30 pm on June 23rd 1914. Launched in 1893 by Harland & Wolff of Belfast, it was a four-masted, 490ft long vessel.

The Gothland was on passage from Montreal to Rotterdam with a general cargo which…

The 100-ton steamer, Normande of Bayonne that was going from Nantes to Fowey in ballast went ashore on April 2nd 1914.

It was very foggy at the time, but the crew managed to scramble ashore, to be found the next morning by a Mr Martin, a local…

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The Cromdale came ashore at at Bass Point, after a one hundred and twenty-dour day journey from Taltal, Chile with a cargo of Nitrates. She was already a week overdue at Falmouth when, nearing the Lizard, she ran into dense fog on the evening of May…

The Cromdale came ashore at at Bass Point, after a one hundred and twenty-dour day journey from Taltal, Chile with a cargo of Nitrates. She was already a week overdue at Falmouth when, nearing the Lizard, she ran into dense fog on the evening of May…

Situated off Quay Street

Situated to the left of the Penzance Bypass approaching Treneeere

View looking to the Church

Situated next to the Dolphin Tavern, Quay Street

The shop on the left is Clarkes Tailors and the shop to the right is Bodillys, both now Simpsons Outfitters, situated opposite Market House. On the extreme left is the Golden Lion Public House

Left the White Lion Inn and right now an estate agents, located in the Green Market, Penzance

Group photo of members of the Penzance Old Cornwall Society.

View of the sitting room (Gibson & Sons Photograph)
The light house is located 45km (28miles) off the South West tip of the Cornish Peninsula

Situated at 2 New Street, taken from the Penzance Guide 1902.

Situated on Causeway Head, man in the doorway is Mr Martin

Church gate and steps

Entrance view showing narrow gauge rail track