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Senior members of Penzance Ambulance Cadets, 1931
Cadet Division of Ambulance Brigade with prize-winning trophy awarded by M.P. Walter Runciman
Penzance Ambulance members and cadets outside, possibly Penlee Park . 1935
Possibly Penlee Park
Members of Red Cross and St John Ambulance Ass. Morrab Gardens. 1930
Members assembled in Morrab Gardens note joint British Red Cross and St John Ambulance vehicle
Air-raid warden in front of bomb damaged buildin
Note people standing in gutted window
Man standing in blasted out upper room of house
One of many streets in Penzance that suffered bomb damage
Air-raid Wardens and bystanders clearing rubble
Clearing up after bomb attack in Penzance
Group Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry outside
Note elaborate uniforms, possibly taken in India
Golden Gift , aground on rocks Wherry-town Penzance. 1920
possibly a Lowestift boat later refloated
Golden Corn , Motor Launch on rocks at Mousehole. 1974
refloated but grounded again at Marazion
Glamorgan Coast, Steamer aground Cape Cornwall. 1932
crowd of onlookers
Finnistere, French crabber wrecked Porthminster beach, St Ives. 1946
French crabber anchor cable snapped and she was split in two. Only one member of the crew of six survived
Eureka Brixham trawler ashore by Bolitho gardens, Penzance
1938
She broke her mooring in Newlyn harbour and drifted towards Penzance.coming ashore on the promenade ,PenzanceThe crew slept through the whole episode
Esperanca Brazilian yacht aground at Porthgwarra, Lands End 1977
concrete hull she was later repaired in Penzance
Esperanca Brazilian yacht aground at Porthgwarra, Lands End. 1977
concrete hull she was later repaired in Penzance
Esperanca , Brazilian yacht aground at Porthgwarra.
1977
concrete hull she was later repaired in Penzance
David M aground at Hayle.
1970
she was trying to negotiate the River hayle - later refloated
