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St Levan Cricket Club

Mr Milton Nicholls, a St Erth carpenter and undertaker, pictured at his carpenter's shop with his father's bicycle. As can be seen, this c. 1900 machine had solid tyres and a brake which engaged with the outside of the front wheel, an extremely…

Sir Humphry Davy hatchment. Tablet with deceased armorial bearing "Controlled Fire leads to a Safe Life" Ref Cornish Heraldry D Endean Iyall

Tol Pedn (Gwennap Head) Life-Saving Company pictured at the doors of the Roskestal wagon shed.

Duplicate of PEOP 8.008

Workmen and solid-tyred Thornycroft lorry in coal yard.

The bar at the Cable & Wireless Exiles Club in Porthcurno

Champions Horse-Bus Outing to Land's End and Logan Rock Mounts Bay Hotel , Penzance.
Champions Posting Co. 16-18 Causewayhead 1914
J. Champion, Livery Stable, 16-18 Causewayhead, 1893

The steam tug Cervia, pictured at the Albert Pier, Penzance, where she bunkered prior to departing for Liverpool. At the time, the Cervia was one of Britain's few remaining steam tugs. 1,000hp (233 tons gross).

Presentation of a watch to W.E. Lenten of Alverton, Penzance on his retirement from the Bristol Railways after 45 years service as a fitter. Superintendent Mr T.R. Hall is pictured making the presentation at the maintenance department at Long Rock.…

Swimming Team 1960
Back row: -?-, -?-, -?-, -?-, -?, Richard "Dickie" Evans, -?-, -?-, Mr. Bennett
Front row: -?-, -?-, -?-, -?-, -?-, R-?-, -?-

Hill & Enderby Engineers, Ltd. in Long Rock. Pictured with man in front on small truck.

Members of the Tol Pedn (Gwennap Head) Life Saving Association pictured at the doors of the Roskestal wagon shed.

Duplicate of PEOP 8.001

Portrait of young woman standing by high back chair

Portrait of Young Man standing by ornate high back chair

Young Woman standing by small table with vase of flowers.

Glass negative showing Shaw's Bazaar, No. 5 Chapel Street, Penzance.
In the doorway there are 3 Ladies wearing long black dresses and a young boy possibly the delivery boy.
There are strings of photographs hanging in the double windows and sheet…

A view of the New Bandstand on Penzance promenade.in the background the old flour mill and the Beachifield Hotel can be seen.
Two ladies in white Victorian dresses are sitting on the folding chairs near the bandstand.