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Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is the postal address to his mother Bessie Phillips and written is:

Love from Freddie x x

Egypt 31.10.17

General view of construction. Image is annotated "Cut off spillway section 2-6-60"

The Queen and Prince Philip visited Newlyn in November 1980 when the Queen officially opened the Mary Williams pier. In this photo the Queen is with Charles le Grice and is meeting the lifeboat crew..
See also M.2984 and M.2985.

Close up of men working on trench and around crane. Image is annotated "Cut off trench, spillway section and valve tower 2-6-60"

On the back is written:

This is a good picture.
You will notice that as a water can the woman is using an English petrol tin.

View of the overflow section, with filter area. It is annotated "View from left bank looking upstream 2-6-60"

A group of children wearing fancy dress hats gathered around Father Christmas. Information on the reverse of the photo says it was taken on Tom Bowcock's Eve at the Ship Inn, Mousehole.

On the back is written:
Love from Freddie
xx

Image is annotated "Downstream side of overflow section from right bank 2-5-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

Tom Bawcock's Eve celebrations (23rd December each year) at the Ship Inn, Mousehole.
"Tom Bawcock' (Leslie Nicholls) is carrying the Stargazey Pie. See also M.2980.

View looking down into working area, with men and machinery. Dam on right. Image is annotated "View of filter area, downstream of spillway 2-5-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance"

Tom Bawcock's Eve celebrations at the Ship Inn, Mousehole, held on 23rd December each year. Tom Bawcock (Leslie Nicholls) is holding the Stargazey Pie and standing next to the landlord and landlady of the Ship Inn, Michael and Tracey Maddern
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General view of the dam. The image is annotated "View from left bank looking upstream 2-5-60"
Reverse is stamped "Richards Bros, Penzance"

View of scaffolding and construction of overflow section. Several workers on the site including two high up on the top part of scaffolding. It is annotated "Construction of upstream side of overflow section 2-5-60"
On the reverse it is stamped…

View of overflow section, three men in centre of image. It is annotated "Downstream side of overflow section 2-5-60"
Stamped on reverse "Richards Bros, Penzance."

Photograph taken looking up Old Paul Hill, Newlyn. Towards the top of the hill, two women are standing outside a house and at the bottom of the photo a woman is standing in her doorway and a boy is sitting on the steps with a dog.

Penzance County Grammar School for Boys Rugby 2nd Team 1953

Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is the postal address to his mother Bessie Phillips and written is:

6 A S.?

Egypt 2.11.17

Dear Mother
Just another view from Egypt
Freddie
xxx

Postcard sent by Freddie Phillips to his mother.

On the back is the postal address to his mother Bessie Phillips and written is:

.6 . A . S ?

Egypt 15 Nov

In The Pink

Freddie
xxxxxx

"Unsure what's written in pencil."

Rugby 1st Team 1953
Back row: Mr. Jarvis, White, Beverley Batten, -?-, J.Jory, Tom Rouncefield, Mr. Ben Batten, -?-, Chambers, -?-, David Lawry, Blake, Mr. Bolton. 
Middle row: -?-, A.Williams, -?-, Edward ‘Pert’ Tanner, -?-, Jimmy Glover, John…