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Looking towards Battery Point and Nortons Baths

A wide view of the Promenade in the Victorian era.
The definition is particularly clear and the building easily recognisable from Folly House the oldest house on the left to the Battery rocks on the right with the Bandstand in the middle.
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Overview looking East.
With a hand written message in ink to the obverse and reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Penzance

Overview looking East.
With a hand written message in ink to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Teignmouth, Devon

View looking West

View looking West (duplicate of STREET.PC.O61)

Overview looking West with the Queens Hotel, right. (Duplicate of STREET.PC.061 &062)

Overview from opposite Queens Hotel area.

Wherrytown seawall

Lariggan steps and river culvert.

Eastern end (Marine Parade)

Wherrytown sea wall

Penzance Promenade

Penzance Promenade
The Tea Rooms on the left have long gone having been removed by storms.

Penzance Promenade, when boats still pulled up onto the beach and laid out nets to dry on the sandy beach.

View of Penzance Promenade taken from the western end. Note the boat pulled up on the sandy beach and the nets laid out to dry on the sand. (See also NA.066 for view fro the eastern side).

A view of the Promenade, taken looking eastward. On the right are the Public Baths, situated opposite the bottom of Cornwall Terrace. The Queen's Hotel can be seen on the left. Note the 'look out' tower on the top.

People strolling and sitting in deckchairs on the Promenade. In the background you can see the Jubilee Bathing Pool and also Taylors Garage .

People enjoying the Promenade at Penzance. On the right is Mount's Bay Hotel and, next to it, the Queen's Hotel. The picture appears to have been taken off a calendar.