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General view of excavation works. Several men working on the site, including a man walking along the shuttering (centre) and also men along scaffolding on right. Annotated "Concrete works right bank of river looking upstream 3-9-59" Stamped on…

Overview of excavation work, several men at work, some on scaffolding bottom right and others by the pump in the centre.
Annotated "Overflow section excavation 4-12-59"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

Closer view of the left bank construction with McAlpine crane in foreground. A couple of men standing on the shuttering just above crane arm.
Image is annotated "Shuttering of left bank monolith 4-12-59"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros,…

View of overflow section, three men in centre of image. It is annotated "Downstream side of overflow section 2-5-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance."

View of scaffolding and construction of overflow section. Several workers on the site including two high up on the top part of scaffolding. It is annotated "Construction of upstream side of overflow section 2-5-60"
On the reverse it is stamped…

General view of the dam. The image is annotated "View from left bank looking upstream 2-5-60"
Reverse is stamped "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View looking down into working area, with men and machinery. Dam on right. Image is annotated "View of filter area, downstream of spillway 2-5-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

Image is annotated "Downstream side of overflow section from right bank 2-5-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

Close-up of concrete. The image is annotated "View at line 216-220 OD. of monolith 9C left side 5-8-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros Penzance"

View of construction from base. The image is annotated "View from tail bay 5-8-60" The reverse is stamped "Richards Bros, Penzance"

General view of construction and valley.
Image is annotated "View from upstream side of overflow section of dam 5-8-60"
The reverse is stamped "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View across the construction site to fields beyond. The image is annotated "View of tail bay from right bank 5-8-60" Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

Damage on Penzance promenade after Ash Wednesday storm of March 1962.

In the early hours of 23 January 1939 there was a Force 10 storm blowing with gusts of wind at 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). A large steamship was reported to be in trouble off Cape Cornwall but the Sennen Cove lifeboat could not be launched due to…

They were the winners of the Cornwall RFU in 1956. Beat Camborne 16-0.
Back Row L-R: Ray Burroughs, Geoff Vingoe, Cyril Rescorla, Charlie May.
Seated: Peter Michell, Jimmy Jenkins (c) Graham Paul

Children sitting talking.

Elderly Gent

Young Woman leaning on the back of a chair

Female Child

Elderly Gent