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Early view of Penzance from the Harbour towards St Mary's Church.
Low tide

They moved to Polwithen House in 1918. Later known as The School of St. Clare then Bolitho School.
Written on the back "Mrs Anne Evans, right back, dark clothes. Would guess taken about 1892. Mrs Evans born 1878"

Peel Castle & Newlyn Long Liners leaving Harbour P Z 17.

A Parade of Nuns and Nurses through the Grounds of St Michael's Hospital, Hayle.
Possibly part of the Corpus Christi Parade

Three views Granary at Tregadillick

Newlyn harbour and old slip with fishing boats.
PZ 448, 'Jane Reid', PZ 517 'Amazon'

Very early view

A copy of a page from a book with printed description of the Newlyn Fish riots . Also
two pale sepia images
Image 1 . Men of the Berkshire Regiment (Police) marching in New Road from Newlyn to Penzance.
Two leading citizens George Paulle…

image from a collection of Newlyn Carnival images.

The two inside boats are the PZ 247, 'Forget-me-Not' and PZ 203 'Trevessa'

Negative of the Newlyn Pageant from a rare print owned by Dr Eric Richards. poss 1904/7..
NO NEGATIVE OR PRINT

110x85mm. Toward the junction with Bowjey Hill

Navy Inn Court and Bowjey Court and Newlyn Harbour from the Borough Surveyors Office.

Mr Leah Junior ?. Uniform ?

Copy from a post card, G.W.R. Motor Omnibus travelling between Penzance & St Just bus conductor and driver standing by. (uniform)

Morrab Library and the Boer War Memorial coloured Postcard.

Morrab Library , Penzance showing clearly the magnolia growing on the front used by shipping as a day-mark.
Stevenson screen and rain gauge Boer War memorial ,
Image showing signs of having been bent.

Morrab Library , Penzance showing the bank in the gardens below the Library with the new Rockery.
It was changed back to grass in the Autumn of 1952. It also shows the Magnolia Tree which was trained in the form of cross around the Library windows…