Browse Items (19268 total)

A postcard to Mrs Fred Richards, postmarked February 18th 1913.

My dear Lot and Fred and baby just a few lines old dears hoping that you are getting on alright I have brought a nice piece of flannel for baby I will send it on to you soon my dears…

Postcard sent to Lamorna Birch in 1905 from LA Mortola on the Ligurian Coast.
Walked here from Menton where I am staying (Hotel Prince de Galles).
Brassy cloudless sky-very blue sea: Baking in the sunned frying in the shade! I can seee Bordinghouse…

Postcard Richards four horse Excursion Car with passengers, Promenade junction of Alexandra Road and the Western Promenade, c.1900..

Postcard Promenade Penzance from Alexandra road towards the Mounts Bay house - Queens tennis courts.. horse drawn coaches.
NO IMAGE PRESENT

Postcard poss Coronation George V Market Jew Street crowded with people carts horses flags and bunting.. Red Ensign on the Market House amongst the flags one with 'SUNNYSIDE'.
NO IMAGE PRESENT

Tinted Pictorchrom postcard 14cm x 9cm showing four luggers leaving Penzance Harbour. No message or address on reverse. Note gas holder and tall ship in harbour. Leading lugger numbered 36 PZ. This is the reverse of the current registration system.

Image of woman praying at a small table, which has a photograph of a young girl and a shrouded lamp on it. Below it is a verse of the poem "Thy Will be done", part of a series of three cards by Bamforth & Co. It has no message or postmark.

Image of a young woman dressed in black bending over a small child on a bier surrounded by white roses and daisies, a shrouded lamp in the background. Possibly a young mother grieving her child. There is a verse from the poem "Thy Will be done"…

Studio photograph of a seated woman in a black dress surrounded by eight young women/teenage girls, all dressed in matching costumes, possibly a dance troupe and teacher.
Back has the message "Best from Gladys & Dossie".
The bottom left corner is…

Postcard of a woman representing the Christian virtue "Hope" standing on a sea shore. Beside her to the left is a cherub holding a blue floral anchor.
The card has no message or postmark.
One of a series of three.

Postcard of a woman representing the Christian virtue "Faith", with a small cherub holding a floral heart on the right. The card has no message and no postmark.
One of a series of three.

Postcard of a woman representing the Christian virtue "Charity", to the left is a small cherub carrying a blue floral cross.
The card has no message or postmark.
One of a series of three.

A view along Penzance's promenade, near the Queen's Hotel, with St. Mary's Church tower in the distance. Sunny day with people walking and standing on the Prom.

A view along Penzance's promenade and sea wall, with the Queen's Hotel and St. Mary's Church tower in the distance. Sunny day showing people on the Prom and sea wall.

A view along Penzance's promenade and sea wall, with Grand Casino Amusements (building finished in 1893) immediately on the left, and the Queen's Hotel and St. Mary's Church tower in the distance. People standing and walking along the Prom.
Artist:…

Postcard addressed to "E" and sent to Mrs J.H. last name ? in Goldsithney, Near Marazion.
A view along Penzance's promenade and sea wall, with the Queen's Hotel and St. Mary's Church tower in the distance. People along the Prom and sea wall.

A view along Penzance's promenade and sea wall, with the Queen's Hotel and St. Mary's Church tower in the distance. Sunny day showing people on the Prom near the sea wall.

A view along Penzance's promenade and sea wall, showing the Queen's Hotel and St. Mary's Church tower in the distance. People walking along the Prom and Sea Wall.
This is before the Grand Casino Amusements would be visible immediately on the left,…

A view along Penzance's promenade and sea wall, with Grand Casino Amusements (building finished in 1893) immediately on the left, and the Queen's Hotel and St. Mary's Church tower in the distance. People walking along the Prom.