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St.Ives Harbour from Smeaton's Pier, early 1930s
PEZPH : 1992.1230
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A view of St Ives Harbour from Smeaton's Pier in the 1920s
PEZPH : 1992.1197
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St.Ives Harbour from Smeaton's Pier, early 1900s
PEZPH : 1992.1202
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Penlee House was built about 1864 by J R Branwell for his family. He was a local businessman and benefactor. His son, John, took many photographs of the family, house and grounds from the 1880s and his collection is housed in the Penlee House Museum. In 1946, backed by public subscription, Penzance Borough Council purchased the house and grounds to serve as a memorial to the service people and civilians who had been killed during World War Two. It is now a museum and art gallery, open to the public from Monday to Saturday.
PEZPH : 1991.505
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The Carbis Bay Hotel was built in 1894 over old mine workings. The name Carbis Bay was invented by the Great Western Railway during the building of the St Ives branch line from St Erth which was completed in 1877. The old districts before the invention of Carbis Bay were Carbis Valley, Carbis Water at the top of the valley or Baripper of Carracts Gladden Cove, and the Beach.
PEZPH : 1991.646
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