Acc.no: PEZPH : 1989.537
Identification
Item: Penzance welcomes the 2nd Battalion of the Light Infantry on 23 May 1899
Description: The triumphal arch, made by Penzance people, spanned the entrance to the town; one tower had Dettington, Dominica, Corrunna, Punjaub, Egypt, Ravenna,Salamanca, Waterloo, Lucknow, Nil, Orthes, Moolday, Sevastapol, Nile with a banner showing the Prince of Wales feathers on one side, the Cornish emblem on the other and 2nd DCLI in the middle. This formal welcome outside the railway station on the Eastern Promenade, marked the half way mark in the Battalions' recruitment drive. On the following day there were huge celebrations for Queen Victoria's 80th birthday. The house with the pillars is still here in 2013. The adjacent cottages were basket works, demolished in 1933.
Description
Height: 73 mm
Width: 76 mm
Production
Method: Printed
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