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The Ale and Cakes section of United Mines. This is one of the few remaining 18th century engine houses - many were demolished for Royal Engineers' explosives training in the Second World Wear before preservation laws were passed for such buildings.…

The engine house at United Mines in Gwennap, one of Cornwall's richest mining areas. This engine house was built in 1904 to house a stamping engine. (Photo by Tony Giles.) See MIN 8.025

Cottages demolished replaced by modern flats

Lifeboat Solomon Browne. 16 people died including 8 lifeboatmen.

Lifeboat Solomon Browne. 16 people died including 8 lifeboatmen.

Lifeboat Solomon Browne. 16 people died including 8 lifeboatmen.

Lifeboat Solomon Browne. 16 people died including 8 lifeboatmen.

Lifeboat Solomon Browne. 16 people died including 8 lifeboatmen.

Lifeboat Solomon Browne. 16 people died including 8 lifeboatmen.

Union Hotel. Penzance,
taken from "Mates Illustrated Penzance"
(Corporation Official Guide)

Uniformed young woman with female companion in garden .

Uniformed young woman with female companion in garden .

Uniformed woman, possibly nurse, with a young boy in the garden.

Studio portrait of an unidentified young man

Portrait of an unidentified woman wearing an embroidered jacket and holding a fan. There is a large plant on a bamboo stand behind her.

Studio portrait of an unidentified woman

Photograph of an unidentified woman

An unidentified wedding group at an unknown location

Costume suggests a date of early 1930's

Unidentified walls and hollow.