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Bijou House Wherrytown, Penzance .
It was built by SidneyWright, c.1880 and demolished 1950. The Bijou House stood at the eastern end of present car-park

Rodda's Pork Butchers Market Jew Street showing the engraving "East Street ". Exposed when a Sign was taken down April 1971. Not now visible.

Penzance Harbour, Abbey Basin and slip towards St Marys Church. Fishing boats drawn up on the beach. 6PZ,
Holman's foundry.

Newlyn Luggers in Mounts Bay, from Dr. Eric Richard's Newlyn Collection.

Childrens group in costume , Chidren's Pageant
Coronation George V June 1911 some names.

towards the Bell Tower from between St Marys Terrace and Queen Street showing backs of houses.

Water Tower, Rosudgeon, Near Penzance.

Four Horse Wagonette outside Wardour Pension Penzance see M.178

Navy Inn Court Newlyn

Portraits School Group Trewarveth St Infants.

Post-card Interior of Gulval Church. Screen erected in 1919.
The alter shown was replaced in 1932. Thus picture taken between 1919-1932.

Grid reference, SW 4846 3175.
For further information see Historic Environment Record,…

St Ives Lifeboat Jane & E Skitch wrecked at Godrevy 1938. from Richards Album

Light cruiser R.N. Diomedes having seen considerable Service between 1939-1945 whilst on the way to the scrap yard had drifted onto a reef off Larrigan beach Penzance whilst sheltering in the Bay. 08.05.1946.. refloated and continued journey to…

Interior of old building during renovation showing 1960s tiled fireplace with old fireplace lintels behind.

From the old pier looking across Fore Street. On the left is the old slipway leading down to the beach below the Red Lion Inn. There is an old ships life boat, partly submerged, in view.

View across from the North Pier Newlyn towards the Fish Market and beyond to the Strand area and Street an Nowan.
In the foreground , Stevenson's fishing boats. Boy David 90 ft. wooden trawler ,later sunk after hitting the Bucks rocks near Tater Dhu…

A double image of a painting ,artist hardly visible, of a Schooner in full sail with a pennant reading Lady Agnes. inset is the Figurehead against a walled background ,possibly a garden with a nameplate reading Lady Agnes

Parodi's store was an Italian Fish firm and agents for Pilchard export to Italy. The focus of the photo is Parodi's Store , Newlyn. situated below 'the Narrows' section of Fore St. leading to Mousehole . The Store once housed the fish tanks.
The…

Ash Wednesday Storm. More than 100 families left their homes as fishing boats were flung into the streets and blocks of granite, weighing up to four tons were dislodged from the sea walls

Ash Wednesday Storm 62