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STREETS 28HF 057.tif
Demolition of cottage opposite Worden's the printers.

STREETS 28HF 056.tif
Demolition of cottage opposite Worden's the Printers.

STORMS 27CF 094.tif
Penzance Town council employees replacing the granite boulders. Harold Carr with the shovel.

STORMS 27CF 092.tif
Harold Carr (Penzance town council employee) pondering which piece of granite to use next.

STORMS 27CF 090.tif
Penzance town council masons doing the work. Harold Carr in shirt sleeves.

STORMS 27CF 089.tif
Repairs after the storm. Penzance council workers doing the work. Harold Carr bending over. See the granite boulder hovering over them. No health and safety then!!

STORMS 27CF 088.tif
Repair work begins after the storm. Harold Carr (worked for Penzance town council) 2nd from left on the beach.

STORMS 27CF 087.tif
Lifting the granite from inside the harbour to replace onto the harbour wall.

STORMS 27CF 086.tif
Recovering the harbour wall from inside the harbour.

STORMS 27CF 085.tif
Womans Voluntary Service giving a cup of tea to the workers

SERV.COR.013.tif
DCLI Territorial group with NCOs and an officer, location unknown

SERV.COR.011.tif
A nicely posed group photograph of 4th DCLI Territoials and three ladies, loction unknown

SERV.COR.010.tif
The Bromley family were residing at 17 St james Street Penzance in WW1. Bombardier Bromley was Territorial Artillery pre war as he is wearing the Volunteer Overseas badge

SERV.COR.008.tif
These NCOs are possibly Territorials, the Sergeant seated first left is wearing the Overseas Service Badge for voluntary service overseas if required

SERV.COR.007.tif
A well composed photograph which shows the men marching in fours. In the background can be seen a Field cooker and Bell tents. The 4th Battalion DCLI was a pre WW1 Territorial unit

SWA.EX.043.tif
Title written on the back of the print by Serena Wadham in English, and in another hand the title written in French.

SWA.EX.037.tif
'Fracas at El Vino's'
"The City is a man's world. But at El Vino's women are welcome in the back room". A classic feminist cause celebre was the campaign to win equal treatment for women in this legendary legal and financial bar.
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