Penzance, The Harbour 1890
Photo ref:
22978A
Photo ref:
22978A
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Penzance was 'a place of good business, well built and populous, having a good trade and a great many ships belonging to it', according to Daniel Defoe, when he visited in the 17th century. Today the ships are rather less numerous - the Isles of Scilly boat 'Scillonian' is the only vessel of any size to operate from the harbour.
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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!
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