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General Booth arriving in Penzance pictured inside carriage beside railway station

ARNEGUY - Vue prise de Valcarlos Espagne

ARNEGUY - La Frontiere Franco -Espagnole

Information from Bob Harrison who thinks this photo was taken in India, Baluchistan.

Located on Causewayhead, Penzance

Armistice Celebrations Penzance Harbour.

A possibly staged photograph of a woman purchasing seeds (spices?) from a merchant.

Overview

Monument unveiled in 1888. Designed by Herbert Gribble.

Wrecked After Fastnet Race

The image shows many skulls. One of three photos shown in ARMS LA 1 007.
St Leonard’s Church has the largest and best-preserved collection of ancient human skulls and bones in Britain. The collection consists of shelves in four arched bays that…

Drawing of completed dam at Drift, entitled "Penzance Corporation Lower Drift Dam"
Annotated on left bottom "Herbert Lapworth Partners Engineers", and on right "John A Stubbe FRIBA Architect"

Mr Quilter was the manager of the Ritz Cinema, Penzance for over 25 years. This image would be towards the end of his career in the early 1960s.
See also M.3104 for additional information.

Archibald Durrant Quilter (1899 - 1986) was the manager of the Ritz for over 25 years during the heyday of the cinema. Throughout that time the cinema changed from a successful and bustling venue, before being taken over by Mecca Ltd. After Mr…

Archibald Durrant Quilter (1899-1986) was the manager of the Ritz Cinema, Queen Street, Penzance for over 25 years. He retired in 1964.