Penryn, Looking Towards The Town Hall 1890
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This ancient borough and market town is most famous for its fine-grained granite, which was used in the construction of Waterloo Bridge. The pleasing Town Hall commanding the main street was built in 1829, and its classically-styled clock tower was added six years later.
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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
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