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Tommy Opie's Austin Cars at Penzance Fair in 1978 . (Nigel Philby)

Normal complement of 27 Locomotives often doubled in summer. Largest passenger locomotive depot in Cornwall. This entire area was demolished and cleared for HST Depot which opened in 1978

Penzance Dock, replacing gates after construction at Falmouth by Messrs Silley Cox & Co Ltd. .
7 images.

Construction of Penzance dock gates at Falmouth by Silley Cox & Co. Ltd. Description with original.

Penzance Dignitaries in front of St Johns Hall Mayor David Pooley in one . 1950-70.. names print with print

A large group of men and women from Penzance Cycling club sitting outside Paul Garage, Eastern Green ,by the level crossing at Ponsandane. courtesy Vivian Heale.

This is a newspaper clipping and gives the names of team members:
J. Brewer, S.Y. Williams, B. Williams, F. Whiting, T.H. Trevean, B.B. Bennetts, C.R. Roberts, T.D. Roberts (umpire), C. Thomas, W.J. Kelynack, W.W. Boase (Capt), W. Daniel, W.G Rowe,…

The occasion was the opening of the new scoreboard and hut.

Penzance Cricket Team.

This appears to be the last match of the season as they are still padded up and holding a trophy.

The bottom of the photograph has been cut off. It reads Penzance with a date, which could be 1933.

Group photograph of Penzance Cricket Club. Label on back states location as St Clare. There appear to be tennis tramlines in the foreground. Lone woman standing in doorway in luncheon hut. Image damaged with ring mark and spatters.
Donated by April…

Penzance County School for Boys, Unknown Drama Production, Pre 1940

Penzance County School for Boys, Unknown Drama Production 1919

Scene from Henry IV Part I - Bill Tellam sitting on table playing "Falstaff".