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The Nantes-registered French brigantine Jeune Hortense (1858) on passage in ballast to Poole for clay, had arrived at Penzance to off-load the body of Thomas Hall of Penzance, a telegraphist who had died in Brest. The ship had anchored off Penzance…

Jessie Lawry, pictured in 1956.Born in St. Just , he was well known as an exceptional cricketer, playing for St. Just, Penzance, Cornwall and the Minor Counties. As a teenager his talent at football was also recognised by the County and he had…

A group of workers posing in front of the saloon car, outside Simmons Coach Builders building. The open top coach would be horse drawn.

The Beachfield Hotel was at the bottom of Alexandra Rd.

Trips to Lands End for Tourists from GWR. PREVREF 1482 duplicate photo

Jeremy Thorpe was a Liberal Party MP who among other things was passionately anti-apartheid.

Jenny Lind Court or Fradgen, father in the print was the boat builder.

Jennings Restaurant and Boarding House Market Jew Street. on the site of the present Millets shop. Also interesting historical description with the photo.

Jeannie drawing for a book illustration.

Jeannie drawing for a book illustration.

Shortly before 5 am and on November 3rd 1962, the coastguard on watch at Cape Cornwall saw the navigation lights of the 250-ton Dieppe trawler, Jeanne Gougy, about two miles offshore.

She was steering southwards and he was expecting the lights to…

Jean Rogers (nee Richards) at Chy-An-Gwel, Britons Hill, Penzance.
The photograph is dated "1947 snow".

Jean Richards sitting on the running board of the family car at Hayle Towans. In the background is the family chalet, which was made from a converted bus.