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The interior of the Chapel featuring the beautiful stained glass windows

A romantic sepia style view actually taken from the Bolitho Gardens, Penzance, not Marazion

Multi view

View from the Harbour area

Photograph of the medieval cross at Crows-an-Wra with a milestone pointing towards St Just.
The cross was moved to this position mid-C20th.
Grid reference, SW3953 2762
For further information see Historic Environment Record,…

Print and negative

Nancledra water wheel and stamps. Built by Sara's Foundries (Wadebridge, Cornwall) around 1860. One of few such sets, these have since been removed for preservation. They were last worked by Mr Berriman who owned the property in the early…

The Paris left Southampton on 20 May 1899 with 380 passengers and 372 crew and collected a further 50 passengers from Cherbourg, then making passage to New York. The ship diverted to Eddystone and Lizard Lighthouses to get a navigational fix.…

The Paris left Southampton on 20 May 1899 with 380 passengers and 372 crew and collected a further 50 passengers from Cherbourg, then making passage to New York. The ship diverted to Eddystone and Lizard Lighthouses to get a navigational fix.…

Cast by L & C Howell at Hawarden Iron Works Flintshire 1865 & workedfor 30 years 50ft diam x 4ft wide.
Dismantled and waiting for suitable site for re-erection. (?)

Newlyn from the Tolcarne Woods

View from the Tolcarne Woods of Newlyn

Porthchapel Beach, near St. Levan

Multi view in landscape format.
With a hand written message in ink to the reverse of the card to a recipient in Landover Coombe, South Devon

Multi view in portrait format

The village viewed from Raginnis Hill

The Village and slip. Of interest is the Capstan used for hauling the boats up the slip

The village derives its name from this natural feature, situated to the south of it

View of Porthminster Beach with the Island in the background.
With hand written message in ink to the reverse of the card to a recipient in Redruth

The remains of this well preserved ancient Romano-British settlement dating to 1st to 3rd centuries are situated at New Mill, north of Penzance.