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HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship launched in 1913. She served in the First World War and in numerous operations in the Second World War, earning the most battle honours of any Royal Navy ship. She ran aground on her way to be…

Postcard. 140mm x 89mm. No stamp, postmark, address or message. Published Pearson Postcards. Sepia image of war memorial on battery rocks, unveiled 1922.

Postcard. 140mm x 89mm. No stamp, postmark, address or message. Published by Pearson. Sepia image of two ships in the wet dock at Penzance Harbour. The Dolphin Inn is in the background.

Newlyn Harbour

Prussia Cove

Porthleven Harbour

Penzance Harbour looking towards St Michael's Mount

Sign reading "Skybus Heliport Shuttle". The Heliport closed in 2012.

Plaque attached to the Penzance Public Buildings directing visitors to the main entrance. The sign was photographed during the renovations of the building in 2014. The museum closed some years ago.

Annotation l. left, "Vaughan Paul, Penzance"

Postcard. 138mm x 87mm. No stamp, postmark, address or message. Published by Paul Bros, Morrab Studio, Penzance. Sepia image of the Sailors' Institute which was opened in 1908. The image was taken before the building of Taylor's Garage in 1936.

A Lee Shore

Cliffs at Lands End

Rough Sea, Penzance

Panoramic photograph of County School for Boys, Penzance 1959

Due to the size of the image, zooming in will result in pixelation.
You can visit the library on Thursday from 10:00 - 12:00 and request to see the full quality Tiff image.

Panoramic Photograph of County School for Boys 1936

Due to the size of the image, zooming in will result in pixelation.
You can visit the library on Thursday from 10:00 - 12:00 and request to see the full quality Tiff image.