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Seven members of the fire brigade at the former fire station in Clarence Street, Penzance

Firemen and engine at former fire station in Clarence Street, Penzance. Ben Perrin identified as 2nd from left. Fire engine registration nnumber is FCV 637 and in the background the front of a vehicle with the registration GXH 427 can be seen in the…

Four firemen and engine. The hand written index states that the fire station was in Clarence Street, Penzance. The logo on the engine, NFS, is the National Fire Service, created in 1941 during World War II by amalgamating the local authority fire…

Penlee Lifeboat out on practice

The Coxswain of the Sennen lifeboat standing on the slipway with the harbour behind. Coxswain named as Edwin Chapple but with a query after

Sennen lifeboat 'The Newbons' and its crew photographed on the slipway of lifeboat station

Sennen lifeboat 'The Newbons' and its crew on the slipway

Lifeboat 'The Newbons' heading towards the Lifeboat Station

Sennen lifeboat 'The Newbons" beside the slip at the lifeboat station

A photograph taken from inside the lifeboat house of the launch of the Sennen lifeboat.

Sennen Lifeboat in Mount's Bay, with the Mount in the distance

Sennen lifeboat 'The Brothers'

Men and Women on an exercise Cornwall Division at control point

went aground August 14th 1913
All crew were saved by th Sennen Cove lifeboat but the ship was a total loss.

After leaving Falmouth the ship struck the Runnelstone sustaining serious damage. She was towed to Porthcurno by tug Elliot and Jeffery but soon broke up November 4th 1895

Went aground in thick fog, the ship was a total wreck but all her crew were saved.
September 26th 1935

January 18th 1935 washed on rocks in heavy seas

Alba steamer from Panama ran aground in bad weather January 31st 1935 ,six members of the crew were lost.
Note the wreckage of the lifeboat Caroline Parsons which was also wrecked during an abortive rescue attempt.

August 1st 1951