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Market House at night

A postcard from Fred Phillips' war album, assembled from postcards and photos he collected during his service in Palestine and Egypt during WW1.

On the back is written:
"This a very busy street and no military traffic is allowed through it.
I…

Market House at night

Market House at Night

A postcard from Fred Phillips' war album, assembled from postcards and photos he collected during his service in Palestine and Egypt during WW1.

On the back is written:
"I do go down this street every day to the post office it is a very long…

The Egyptian House, Chapel Street

The Regal Cinema

The Regal Cinema Penzance.

A former Baptist chapel built in 1836 and later converted into a cinema. Converted into the Picturedrome on 5th December 1910 by Robert Thomas Cinemas Ltd.
British Talking Pictures sound was installed in the…

Horse drawn waggon with small boat

Model of a Falmouth Pilot CutterNo 8 with sails
The Vincent,
The original boat was built for the Vincent family of St-Mawes worked for 70 years until retirement in 1922 ending her days on the Percuil river as a houseboat.

Model of a sail boat

A pony awaits outside the Coachman's Tavern

S.S "Isle of Sark"
The Southern Railway's new oil burning steamer for the Channel Islands 2.211 tons.
The lifeboats were built by F Peters of St-Mawes under Ministry of War Contact.

Beryl receiving flowers and a kiss! from a male colleague

Postcard of a Dutch house, with two women and a young girl, also labelled National Gallery and Pieter de Hoogh.

Man and woman at a social event

Postcard of a couple, facing away, the woman sitting on a deck chair with the man bending over her, his arm on her shoulder. Surrounding them is written "You can enjoy yourself A.I. if only you "Take Time"'.
It is addressed to Miss D Prowse, In C of…

Beryl and a colleague at the Telephone Exchange

Group of ladies at a social event. The lady at the back on the right has been identified as Jill Howes.