Penryn, From The River 1890
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A trading ship is alongside the Town Quay. The industrial quarter of Penryn is behind the frontage quays almost at the head of the Penryn River.

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A Selection of Memories from Penryn

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 Penryn

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My grandfather and his family all lived in Busvannah.  Alfred Charles Thomas was born in 1887 (according the family bible which has been passed down to me as the last survivor carrying the name). He had a number of brothers and sisters: I seem to remember that Henry was gassed in the Great War, and only died in the 1930's.  As a child in South Africa, I had to write to his sisters Mabel and Nora. The last letter I ...see more