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Jeune Hortense, Wrecked in Mounts Bay in May 1888.
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…
Ravenshoe
On December 31st, 1919, the British steel cargo ship RAVENSHOE, built in 1899 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by Orders & Handford S.S. Co. Ltd., on voyage from Lisboa to Barry in ballast, was wrecked in a…
Lady of the Isles entering Penzance harbour in a storm.
Built by Harvey's of Hayle in 1875 for West Cornwall Steamship Co. Worked between Scilly and Penzance and also on pleasure cruises. It was on one of those cruises that she ran aground in Lamorna harbour after grazing a reef. Refloated and repaired…
The Great Storm Penzance
The Great Storm Penzance Promenade
Old Harbour road in Penzance
This view across the Abbey Basin shows the Abbey Slip on top right. This was prior to the present road layout and the bridge by the current dry dock.
Ships
Coasters or Fishing boats
Storm Damage
Storm Damage to Newlyn Road
Collapsed Gates Floating Dock post 1891 blizzard
Penzance floating dock pictures in March 1891, after the collapse of the newly-installed gates during the great blizzard of that year. The harbour was built in 1884. St Mary's Church can be seen in the background.
Entrance to Trescoe Gardens, Scilly
The entrance to the Tresco Abbey Gardens on the Isles of Scilly, showing part of the Valhalla collection of figureheads from vessels wrecked on and around the islands. Gibson Penzance is printed on the bottom right hand corner.
SS Othon Stathatos, wrecked on the St. Ives Bows, April 1913
The 3,534-ton Greek collier Othon Stathatos of Ithaki lurched into St. Ives bows awash after striking the Three Stone Oar in April 1913.
Description from Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The North Coast (London: Pan Books LTD, 1970), p.34.
Description from Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The North Coast (London: Pan Books LTD, 1970), p.34.
SS Othon Stathatos, wrecked at St. Ives Bows, April 1913
The 3,534-ton Greek collier Othon Stathatos of Ithaki lurched into St. Ives bows awash after striking the Three Stone Oar in April 1913.
Description from Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The North Coast (London: Pan Books LTD, 1970), p.34.
Description from Clive Carter, Cornish Shipwrecks: The North Coast (London: Pan Books LTD, 1970), p.34.
Opening of GWR double decker bus service, Penzance station
Service from Marazion to Penzance and Newlyn. Registration AF65.
'Maria Asumpta' near Porthleven
'Maria Asumpta' near Porthleven 1992 built Barcelona 1848 wrecked off Padstow.
Jan Ruhrmund in front of St Johns Hall
At Morrab Library Book Fair
Diane Gendall (on the right) at Book Fair
Morrab Library Book Fair held at St John's Hall
Morrab Library prior to extension
Showing the site of the basement level where the two story extension was built in 2012.
Engraving on stone by G R Boule of St Marys Chapel
Engraving on stone by G R Boule of St Marys Chapel Penzance 1832 from the Vibert collection of prints. 1832..
This is probably the chapel recorded at Grid Reference SW 4743 3003 on the 1880 OS map.
For further information see the Historic…
This is probably the chapel recorded at Grid Reference SW 4743 3003 on the 1880 OS map.
For further information see the Historic…
Postcard. Penzance from Harbour.
Postcard. 134mm x 84mm. No stamp, postmark, address or message. Published by HR Bridges, Bookseller, Promenade, Penzance. Sepia photograph of boats in the harbour with St Mary's in the background.
Aerial View Promenade, Penzance,
Aerial View Promenade from Alexandra Road Morrab Road towards theBathing Pool. showing Penlee gardens,Morrab gardens (bandstand)