Written on the back of the print by Serena Wadham:
'left: Andrew Collingwood. Right: Tammo de Jongh, portrait painter, leads a discussion in the Collingwood's 'Hut"'
Steam ploughing by brothers Robin & Charles Daniel. The plough is a 5 furrow antibalance plough built by Fowlers of Leeds in 1911. The plough was pulled by 2 Steam Traction Engines positioned at oppositeends of the field.
Archibald Durrant Quilter (1899 - 1986) was the manager of the Ritz for over 25 years during the heyday of the cinema. Throughout that time the cinema changed from a successful and bustling venue, before being taken over by Mecca Ltd. After Mr…
Mr Quilter was the manager of the Ritz Cinema, Penzance for over 25 years. This image would be towards the end of his career in the early 1960s.
See also M.3104 for additional information.
Drawing of completed dam at Drift, entitled "Penzance Corporation Lower Drift Dam"
Annotated on left bottom "Herbert Lapworth Partners Engineers", and on right "John A Stubbe FRIBA Architect"