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Rock formations at Porthgwarra Cove

View of the rock formation (top left) named after Dr. Johnson due to the resemblance to his head.
With a hand written message in pencil to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Aldershot, Hampshire

Multi view, Land's End Peninsula.
With a hand stamped First and Last House in England logo to the reverse of the postcard

Overview from the North

Overview.
With a hand written message in ink to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Redruth

Overview from the Old green Beach, Newlyn

View of Clodgy Point

Newlyn and Harbour from Tolcarne Hill

Penzance promenade from Wherry rocks

Penzance promenade and Jubilee bathing pool

Location in Penzance unknown!
With a hand written message in ink to the reverse of the postcard to a recipient in Grampound Road, Cornwall

The little French Schooner, St Anne was the last to be embayed and wrecked at Mount's Bay.

It was tossed ashore on Porthleven Beach by a south-west gale on November 3rd 1931. She had sailed from Cardiff the previous morning, homeward bound to…

The little French Schooner, St Anne was the last to be embayed and wrecked at Mount's Bay.

It was tossed ashore on Porthleven Beach by a south-west gale on November 3rd 1931. She had sailed from Cardiff the previous morning, homeward bound to…

The little French Schooner, St Anne was the last to be embayed and wrecked at Mount's Bay.

It was tossed ashore on Porthleven Beach by a south-west gale on November 3rd 1931. She had sailed from Cardiff the previous morning, homeward bound to…

Eleven years passed, and the tragedy of the Vierge Marie was repeated. Again, it was the usual 'wreck weather' for the western cliffs: hazy with heavy ground seas, the aftermath of a hard south-west gale. Shortly after one o'clock in the morning of…

Chapel Street, Penzance. sepia post card, damaged.

The Suevic was homeward bound from Australia, carried a crew of 141, plus 382 passengers, and one stowaway; her cargo was general, and included frozen meats, butter, and copper bars.

She was on her way to Liverpool via Plymouth when an error of…

The Suevic was homeward bound from Australia, carried a crew of 141, plus 382 passengers, and one stowaway; her cargo was general, and included frozen meats, butter, and copper bars.

She was on her way to Liverpool via Plymouth when an error of…

The Suevic was homeward bound from Australia, carried a crew of 141, plus 382 passengers, and one stowaway; her cargo was general, and included frozen meats, butter, and copper bars.

She was on her way to Liverpool via Plymouth when an error of…

The Suevic was homeward bound from Australia, carried a crew of 141, plus 382 passengers, and one stowaway; her cargo was general, and included frozen meats, butter, and copper bars.

She was on her way to Liverpool via Plymouth when an error of…