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Sailing possibly St Mawes with Place Manor in the background.

Pony and Trap with Mrs Hooper and Miss Rowe.

Penzance Congregational Chapel

The Regal Cinema Penzance.

A former Baptist chapel built in 1836 and later converted into a cinema. Converted into the Picturedrome on 5th December 1910 by Robert Thomas Cinemas Ltd.
British Talking Pictures sound was installed in the…

Postcard entitled "Harvesting" depicting a young man standing between two young women in a corn field, an arm around each.
It is addressed to Mr R Richards, Pontlottyn, South Wales. It is date-stamped SP 5 11, the postmark is possibly Penzance.
It…

Postcard with an embroidery of a flower basket with purple and red flowers, with a banner below reading "To my Dearest".
One of the "Broderie d'Art" series by Raphael Tuck & Sons 763.
It has no message.

Postcard of the Great Pyramid of Chefren, Cairo with men on camels in the foreground. The image is a hand-coloured photograph. It is addressed to "dear little Glyn from Uncle Freddie" with 3 large kisses. It unstamped and undated.

Image of a sunset in a floral mount, with the greeting "Best Christmas Wishes" and a rhyme beneath.
There is no stamp or date.
It reads as follows:
"That you'll have a joyous Xmas and a bright and prosperous new year is the wish of your loving…

Postcard of a church in a snowy sunset scene. It has the greeting "A Happy Christmas"
It reads as follows:
"To Dear Brother Jack
With my very best wishes for a very merry Xmas and a happy New Year and love from Phil xxx"

Postcard of violets and two umbrellas with the greeting "A joyous New-Year".
It reads as follows:
"Wishing you a bright and Happy New Year
from Annie to Freddie"

Postcard depicting two hands exchanging flowers and two floral hearts diagonally opposite. The greeting "Fond Love" is below.

A vintage vertical reciprocating steam engine used during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to power large ships.

A large scale industrial diesel engine from the late 19th or early 20th century.

Charlie, Janie and children

View of a creek with an old punt in the foreground.

Clarice

Cadgwith

Cadgwith

Family portrait

Anyone looking for something a bit out of the ordinary on the weekend of 30/31 March 1930 got a bit of a treat at Porth Nanven. Washed ashore on Saturday 30th was the British World War One submarine L1. The Cornishman reported that the vessel was…