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This image shows large sailing ship which appears to be aground. There are a large party of people on board who are in the process of disembarking. The ship is flying flags but the purpose of this is unknown.

On the 18th June 1909 Alfred Vingoe was returning to Penzance in his pilot boat when he noticed that a large sailing ship was lying low in the water and flying distress flags. He and his two crew members sailed over to the craft to find that the ship…

Sailmaker at work Albert Willoughby ,Penzance

SAINT-JEAN PIED de PORT L' Eglise du Quartier

Ship was total wreck and extensive search revealed only one survivor the remaining 11 crew were lost.

Intensive search both by land and sea revealed only one survivor, the remaining 11 crew members believed drowned

Intensve search by both land and sea revealed only one survivor, the remaining 11 crew members believed drowned

Intensive search both by land and sea revealed only one survivor, the remaining 11 members of the crew believed drowned.

Intensive search by land and sea revealed only one survivor, the remaining 11 crew members believed drowned

A Typical and Propelled Ice Cream Cart of the early decades of the 20th century. Pictured on Penzance promenade in 1920s. It was owned by the Scoble family, well known ice-cream makers of the era.. The gilded headboard read, 'Scoble's Ices,…

Salle de Musee le Chateau d Arques

Night-time photograph of the entrance to the Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash, as seen from the footplate.

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Lying in Penzance harbour after she was caught in a storm between St Michaels Mount and Perranuthnoe nr Penzance. The crew of 13 were saved by the Newlyn Lifeboat