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Family Group Adults and Children

Storm Damage to Newlyn Road

Market Cross Penzance

Hic procumbunt corpora piorum

View of Penzance

The Old Market House Penzance which was taken down in 1836.

St Mary's Chapel Penzance July 25th 1832

Coasters or Fishing boats

HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship launched in 1913. She served in the First World War and in numerous operations in the Second World War, earning the most battle honours of any Royal Navy ship. She ran aground on her way to be…

This view across the Abbey Basin shows the Abbey Slip on top right. This was prior to the present road layout and the bridge by the current dry dock.

The Great Storm Penzance Promenade

Built by Harvey's of Hayle in 1875 for West Cornwall Steamship Co. Worked between Scilly and Penzance and also on pleasure cruises. It was on one of those cruises that she ran aground in Lamorna harbour after grazing a reef. Refloated and repaired…

Portrait of young child wearing white lace dress

Portrait of two young boys. One sitting and one standing, both leaning on Balustrade

Portrait of young dark haired woman in white dress.
name on back of photo Aunt Jane 1904

Schoolgirl in Black Dress standing by Lion Head Balustrade

From the Way donation

View from the Green, Newlyn Town, across the harbour to Street-an-Nowan and the Tolcarne.

View south of Newlyn village across the harbour to the Tolcarne and beyond. Both harbour walls now built, but no harbour road yet connecting the two parts of the village.

Looking towards the Old (Medieval) Pier and the completed piers to Street-an-Nowan and Tolcarne. The Elizabeth and Blanch lifeboat is in the foreground and was stationed here from 1909-1913. Harbour has been constructed (1908).

The Old Pier (Medieval) and a Mount's Bay lugger aground in the harbour foreground, with many more anchored off shore in Gwavas Lake. Fish being landed in small punts to the waiting 'Jousters' with their wicket baskets and donkey carts. This is the…