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Penzance Lifeboat Station towards Harbour ,Promenade.
Boats drawn up.

Illustration from Illustrated London News magazine 1867-01-26. Caption reads" The Richard Lewis Lifeboat landing a ship wreck crew at Penzance - see preceding page".
The barge was carrying rum, sugar and coconuts.

Rather faint print of the lifeboat "Richard Lewis" on its carriage with all the crew aboard sitting at their oars.
Posed in front of the Lifeboat House at the end of the Penzance promenade. Several onlookers.

Etching from the Illustrated London Evening News, the John Dory was carrying rum sugar and coconuts

Located at the top end of Morrab Road, built 1880. The ancient bronze cannon, believed to be from the Spanish Armada and placed in front of the library was stolen and never recovered

Three Penzance Laundry vans outside the Ritz, Queen Street, Penzance. They have posters pasted on their sides promoting the film "Elizabeth Of Ladymead" starring Anna Neale, which was released in 1948.

Male conductor present

Penzance Ladies Cricket Team c1950.
NO NEGATIVE OR PHOTOGRAPH PRESENT

Two people holding up sheet to illustrate tropies cup and certificates won by the club

Penzance Independent band,

Front row, 5th from left, is 'Dike' Jones who post-war taught mathematics at the Boy's Grammar School until his retirement c. 1956.

Penzance Holman's dry dock, Men working on screw of Steamer. OP19.

Sign reading "Skybus Heliport Shuttle". The Heliport closed in 2012.

Recovering the harbour wall from inside the harbour.

Lifting the granite from inside the harbour to replace onto the harbour wall.

Postcard. 149mm x 105mm. Duplicate of JDCP 508. No stamp, postmark, address or message. Published by John Hinde, Redruth. Serial number 2DC 2106. Colour photograph of St Mary's Church from the wet dock of Penzance Harbour. Vessels featured include…

Life-boat Elizabeth & Blanche

Penzance Harbour.
taken from "Mates Illustrated Penzance"
(Corporation Official Guide)