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Henleaze Swimming club Endurance Certificate

A general view of Henleaze Lake

John Charles Rogers opened a Provisions Merchants shop at 43 Causewayhead, Penzance in the late 19th century. A second shop was opened at 37 Market Jew Street soon after. His son William, and grandson John, continued the business until it closed in…

Morrab Library At Home probably 1970

Penzance Wheelers Cycle Club, photographed at Robinson's Cafe. Jean Richards identified, top left, one of three females. Her father Morley Richards was Club President at the time.

Morrab Library At Home probably 1970

Group of about eighty people on a pleasure boat called "Mapledurham." The "Mapledurham" operated trips along the Thames from 1927. Part of a collection photographs featuring the Richards and Rogers families from Penzance. John Charles Rogers is…

Probably 1973
The list of names was with the photo but does not appear to relate to the people in the photo

From a collection of photographs of the Richards family, from Penzance, who decamped to Hayle Towans for the summer holidays, along with many other families between the World Wars. They stayed in a converted single-decker bus and took part in all the…

Morrab Library At Home 1973

Group of about fifteen children sitting in front of chalets at Hayle Towans, none identified. From a collection of photographs of the Richards family, from Penzance, who decamped to Hayle Towans for the summer holidays, along with many other families…

Unidentified group of people at an At Home probobly 1973

Five children standing in a small dinghy at Hayle River.
They are identified as Jean Richards, Jean Mathews (Pearson), Fred and Jim Treglowan and Cousin Millicent. From a collection of photographs of the Richards family, from Penzance, who decamped…

Five teenagers and ice-cream salesman at Hayle Towans. The group includes Fred Treglowan, Jack Symons and Jean Richards. From a collection of photographs of the Richards family, from Penzance, who decamped to Hayle Towans for the summer holidays,…

Mr A.H. Good Henleaze SC winner of the diving competition

The Henleaze Cup for open diving competition for members affiliated to the Bristol Swimming Association.
Presented by the proprietor of the Bristol Times and Mirror.

Finalists in the 50 yds Ladies Open Scratch race

E. Snarey Bristol SC demonstrating a Pike dive