Penzance, Alverton Street 1908
Photo ref: 61233
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We are looking east towards the town centre; the Market House dome is just visible at the end of the street. On the left, set back and partly hidden by a tree, are the Public Buildings and St John's Hall. A Royal Mail coach is outside the First and Last Inn, which is appropriately named, as this road leads out towards the Land's End.

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A Selection of Memories from Penzance

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Penzance

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It was August 1955. School summer holidays and when they were over, it would be time for me to begin junior school back in my Midlands home town. My mother had been preparing for that big event, purchasing embroidered cloth school badges to sew onto a new blazer and matching cap. She'd purchased a new brown leather school satchel amongst other things such as a splendid set of pencil crayons and a geometry ...see more
Opened in 1862 its closing and being converted to flats.
This is where our family went when we where on holiday. My father came from Penzance and my auntie lived in custom house lane. This has loads of memories for me. Always walk up there when we come down from Somerset.
My mum used to take me to Rhere for a Birthday Picnic every March 28th , when I was a small boy , so either the weather has changed or I'm as hardy as a Gypsy!