Shortly before 5 am and on November 3rd 1962, the coastguard on watch at Cape Cornwall saw the navigation lights of the 250-ton Dieppe trawler, Jeanne Gougy, about two miles offshore.
She was steering southwards and he was expecting the lights to…
Jennings Restaurant and Boarding House Market Jew Street. on the site of the present Millets shop. Also interesting historical description with the photo.
Jessie Lawry, pictured in 1956.Born in St. Just , he was well known as an exceptional cricketer, playing for St. Just, Penzance, Cornwall and the Minor Counties. As a teenager his talent at football was also recognised by the County and he had…
The Nantes-registered French brigantine Jeune Hortense (1858) on passage in ballast to Poole for clay, had arrived at Penzance to off-load the body of Thomas Hall of Penzance, a telegraphist who had died in Brest. The ship had anchored off Penzance…