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Postcard depicting a sailing boat, a poem and hands across the sea, addressed to Mrs ?GR? Richards, Pontlottyn, South Wales. Date stamped Penzance 11.45AM AU31 11.
It reads as follows:

Dear Mother
hope you are enjoying your selves alright
we…

The Western end of Penzance Promenade with the Cafe Marina and the Swimming Baths. Newlyn can be seen in the background, still largely undeveloped. There are people down on the beach .

Postcard depicting a bird with a letter in its beak, hands across the sea and a steamer ship. It is date stamped Penzance 7.30PM AU 29 11.
It is addressed to Mrs F Richards,Pontlottyn, South Wales.
It reads as follows:
Dear Auntie & Lot
In…

The Bedford Bolitho Garden were opened in 1916 on the site of the old serpentine works and as a a memorial to Thomas Bedford Bolitho, a local banking figure. They were destroyed by the Ash Wednesday storm of March 1962 which led to the demolition of…

Postcard of hands shaking across a railway bridge, pansies and "A Message from the Homeland" addressed to Mrs Fred Richards, Pontlottyn, South Wales.
It is date stamped Penzance 9.45 AM NO 27 11.
It reads as follows:
Dear Brother and Sis
just a…

Family Portrait

Mother. Florence Maud Turner with baby Stanley.
Florence Mary. Winifred Turner

? "Doll" ? Sarah Ann Dennis nee Darby

Portrait of unknown child

Florence Maud Turner nee Dennis

Portrait of unknown woman

Construction of Tower Bridge or Blackfriars
Samuel Turner was the Engineer.

Charles Dennis the younger

Florence Maud Turner nee Dennis

Portrait of unknown woman

Samuel Thomas Turner OBE
Engineer of Tower Bridge and Blackfriars

Humphry Davy Grammar School Athletics Team 1967
Back row: -?-, -?-, ‘Pip’ Atkins, -?-, -?-, -?-, -?-, -?-, -?-, -?-, Nigel Waters
Middle row: -?-, -?-, Mike Ridge, Mr. Horne, Roger Randall, Alan Reynolds, -?-
Front row: -?-, Brian de Lord

Humphry Davy Grammar School Cock House 1967
Trelawney House

Penzance Public Library and Art School with cannon showing a Morris 1100 registration number HKD 579D

Humphry Davy Grammar School Cross Country Teams 1967
Back row: Mr Mason, Mike Dennis, Rob McCabe, -?-, -?-, Roger Brooks, Roger Randall, Nick Blandford, John Goody, -?-, Roger James, -?-, -?-

Middle row: Peter Rodda, J Barrett, -?-, Peter Moyle,…