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Staff at the switchboard in Penzance Telephone Exchange. Beryl Richards sitting at her desk with her back to the camera.

Staff at Penzance Telephone Exchange . Beryl Richards is standing third from the left. The room is decorated for Christmas.

Postcard entitled "By Summer Seas, Portcurnow, Cornwall", addressed to Mrs F Richards (Lottie) Pontlottyn, South Wales.
It is date-stamped Penzance MR 8 11.

It reads as follows:
" Tuesday night 9.10 o'clock
Dear Lot and Fred
Hope you are well…

This photograph of Beryl appeared in the Christmas 1976 edition of PAN ( Plymouth Area News, the telephone service in-house booklet). It acknowledges her promotion to Night Supervisor.

The back of the photo is annotated:
Mayor of St Ives prepares to "Hurl" the Silver Ball from the wall of the church.

Postcard of Logan Rocks and Logan Stone, addressed to Mrs F Richards, Pontylottyn, South Wales.
Postmarked Penzance NO16 12.

It reads as follows:
"Nov 16th 1912
Dear Lottie
In answer to your PC which I was so glad to receive I must tell you I…

The mayor holding up the silver ball. There are two mace bearers also in the picture.

Beryl (on the left) with three colleagues at a switchboard in the Penzance Telephone Exchange.

Beryl manning a stand promoting the telephone network changeover to STD

Large crowd of people on the beach, including the mayor holding the silver ball.

Postcard of embracing couple, addressed to Miss L Phillips, Chyenal, Buryas Bridge. Post marked Sennen MR11 08?

It reads as follows:
"Dear Lottie
Just a PC from you (sic)
I will bring home a few more.
Mother is very ill in bed just like she…

Beryl Richards (on the left) sitting at a desk in the telephone exchange with another lady leaning over the desk.

Humphry Davy Grammar School Prefects 1968
Back row: Syd Hancock, Jonathon Page, John Wallis, John Clarke, Alan Reynolds, Anthony Sampson, David Wigley, Roger Osborne, Dick Lester

Front row: James Rouncefield, Mike Green, Pete Sinclair, Mr Rising,…

Humphry Davy Grammar School U15 Cricket Team 1968

Humphry Davy Grammar School Cricket 2nd XI 1968

Humphry Davy Grammar School Cricket 1st XI 1968

Mary Dennis of Perranuthnoe