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Removal of the Old Market Cross from western end of Market House which is now the main entrance to Lloyds Bank. The Cross is believed to have been originally placed in the Green Market before being moved to Market House, then in Morrab Gardens and…

Renewing of six Electricity Cables in Causeway Head see RWG 16/1. Superviser Mr Harold H Chappell

The 800-ton Newcastle Collier, Renwick, was in ballast from Devonport to Burryport before she dragged ashore at Gyllyngvase during a south-westerly gale on February 26th 1903. By the morning, her stem had been torn off and the hull flooded. Captain…

Building demolished & Telephone Exchange built 1960 now (2016) The Exchange Gallery.

Five men digging in very deep hole

Repairs to the north wall of Penzance floating dock.

Penzance Harbour north pier repairs. A photo showing the preliminary work toward the £37,000 harbour facelift.

Is there a vet in the house? Running repairs to the 'Obby 'Oss at Padstow in 1982.

This photo shows a repeater bypassing the cable laying out gear prior to being laid from CS Mercury.

Funeral of shipwrecked crew of Spanish coaster wrecked of Boscawen Point. The coffins are in Penzance cemetary

Photograph showing both sides of silver circular plate showing the course taken by Francis Drake in 1577 - 1580.
Each side shows a different hemisphere of the world and hid voyage is shown by a dotted line.
Original is in the British Museum.
Slide…

Appears with 'Star of the Ocean'

Reservoir Causewayhead.

Two views of the cottages by the Penzance Resevoir at the top of Causwayhead.

Drift reservoir surface nearly frozen over. Print from negative damaged and destroyed

Resin casting of Wesley, originally cast at Harvey's Foundry, Hayle, in the Mid 19th Century.

Overview

25000 Tons
800 Passengers 350 Crew