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Result damage from gale Penzance old promenade - Bath house which was later made into Band-Stand Gibson. 1880.. group of males

Penzance Promenade breached Gibson
Eastern , Battery Rocks area

Penzance Promenade breached Gibson CP7.
Western end Wherrytown area.

Penzance Town council employees replacing the granite boulders. Harold Carr with the shovel.

Harold Carr standing

Penzance town council masons doing the work. Harold Carr in shirt sleeves.

Penzance promenade and sea wall.

Penzance promenade and sea wall.

Penzance promenade and sea wall showing new green lamp-posts.

Penzance promenade and sea wall showing new green steel lamp-posts.

Penzance promenade and sea wall showing new dark green steel lamp-posts. Note on photo reads;

"Photos of new dark green steel columns in 1997 showing how they dominate the view. A retrograde step in my view."

Penzance promenade and sea wall. Showing a plaque reading;

PENZANCE SEA WALL RE-BUILT 1967
CORNWALL COUNTY COUNCIL
PENZANCE BOROUGH COUNCIL
N.C. FOSTER, C.B.E. , J.P. , CHAIRMAN.
A. BECKERLEG, J.P. , MAYOR.
E.T. VERGER. CLERK.
E.O. WHEALE.…

Penzance promenade and sea wall showing new paving.

Penzance promenade and sea wall showing new paving.

Penzance promenade and sea wall showing repairs.

Penzance promenade and sea wall showing storm damage.

Penzance promenade and sea wall showing repairs.