B/w print
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1990.942
Identification
Item: Clearing up starts after the Ash Wednesday storm of 1962
Description: A bulldozer attempts to clear the rubble left by the Ash Wednesday storm opposite Penzance Pavilion. The promenade is exposed down to the sand beneath its foundation; paving slabs are strewn about but strangely unbroken. Railings have disappeared. This could be compared with the 1880 storm photograph of the area around the summer shelter in the centre of the picture. Under the control of the Borough Surveyor, Peter Tresidder, repairs were effected so that Penzance would be open for the summer season. This is one of a series of photographs the Richard Brothers commissioned by the Council to record the event. The Borough Surveyor commissioned E Ford to take a separate set of photographs.
Condition: Good -
Description
Height: Mm
Width: Mm
Material: Photograph
Production
Method: Printed
Person: Brothers, Richard
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