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ORCH.SL.0290.tif
A drawing of the South-Eastern alterations designed by Sir Piers St Aubyn in 1875

ORCH.SL.0289.tif
Very early photograph pre the development of Land's End

ORCH.SL.0288.tif
This was the only surviving building after a raid by the Spanish in 1595 who sacked the village

ORCH.SL.0287.tif
Location at Castle An-Dinas near Castlegate

JDCP 480.tif
Postcard. 139mm x 88mm. No postmark, stamp, message or address. Produced by Valentine's as part of the Photo-Brown series. Serial number 90179. This suggests a date of 1923 which seems a bit early. This a sepia version of JDCP 480, probably the…

JDCP 479.tif
Postcard. 139mm x 88mm. No postmark, stamp, message or address. Produced by Valentine's as part of the Valesque series. Serial number 90179. This suggests a date of 1923 which seems a bit early. This a colorised version of JDCP 480. View of families…

JDCP 478.tif
Postcard. 140mm x 88mm. Postmark Penzance 27th April 1911. Note from George to his sister, Miss R Brown in Reading asking for two bags of biscuits. No pubisher information. Faded black and white image taken from above Chyandour of Eastern Green and…

JDCP 477.tif
Postcard. 138mm x 90mm. No postmark, stamp, address or message. Stamped into the image are the words Gibson and Sons, Penzance and Scilly Isles. Sepia photo of whales stranded at Long Rock on July 1st 1911. In the background can be made out Penzance…

JDCP 476.tif
Postcard. 138mm x 87mm. No stamp, postmark, message or address. Back has been scribbled over. No publisher information but similar to Gibson and sons card JDCP 477. Sepia photograph of stranding at Long Rock on July 1st 1911. Sightseers and officials…

JDCP 475.tif
Postcard. 138mm x 90mm. No stamp, postmark, address or message. No publisher information. Black and white photograph of whales stranded at Long Rock. Penzance in background.

JDCP 474.tif
Postcard. 142mm x 88mm. No stamp, postmark, address or message. Printed in Great Britain. Divided back. Five sepia views of Land's End, St Michael's Mount, Bolitho Gardens, Jubilee Pool and Seagulls,

JDCP 473.tif
Postcard. 139mm x 88mm. No stamp, postmark, address or message. No printer or publisher mentioned. Divided back. Serial no 73760. Colour pictures of Trereife Avenue, Market Jew St, Morrab Gardens, Mousehole and a General View of Penzance before the…

JDCP 472.tif
Postcard. 139mm x 89mm. Royal Academy Series. No postmark, stamp, address or message. Back divided by words 'This is a real photograph'. No postage rate quoted. Five black and white views of Penzance, Newlyn, Land's End, Porthcurno and St Michael's…

Postcard. 138mm x 88mm. Postmarked Penzance 6th August 1909. Souvenir Post Card. Valentine's Series. Printed in G.B. Birthday greetings from Marion and Lil to Gertie Lawton, Birmingham. Three views of Penzance and one of Land's End.

JDCP 470.tif
Postcard. 138mm x 90mm. No stamp, postmark, message or address. Half-penny postage rate. Divided back. Frith's Series, F. Frith and Co Ltd, Reigate. Seven views of Edwardian Penzance and West Penwith.

JDCP 469.tif
Postcard. 137mm x 88mm. The Milton Postcard. The Milton 'Gazette Greeting' Series. Divided Back. Stamped and Penzance postmark 7th May 1923. Thank you note from Hilda to Master Walter Grose, Tremethick Cross.

JDCP 468.tif
Postcard. 139mm x 88mm. Postmark Redruth 9th April 1909. Postcard - Great Britain & Ireland. No publisher credited. Divided back. Sent by Millie to Joyce Cattran, Penzance. View of the Mount from Ponsandane area.

JDCP 467.tif
Postcard. 148mm x 106mm. British Rail Publications card to celebrate 150th anniversary of GWR. 1835-1985. BRP 21. Reproduction of British Railways poster featuring artwork by Gyrth Russell painted in 1949. No address. No stamp. Birthday greetings…

JDCP 466.tif
Postcard. 140mm x 90mm. Postmark 29th Sept 1906. Peacock Brand Autochrom post card. Message from Herbert Osborne to E Metters Tavistock Golf Club. Taken from allotments north of Gulval Church.

JDCP 465.tif
Postcard 145mm x 92mm. Plain back. No message or address. Engraving taken from Views in Devonshire and Cornwall by Henry Besley of Exeter published 1861. Dimensions and format of card suggest it was produced after 1899.
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