Colour postcard
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1989.562
Identification
Item: Abbey Slip, Penzance
Description: This is an 'oilette' postcard from an original painting by H B Wimbush. The Abbey Basin was completed in 1884 three years after the Ross Bridge was built to link the North and South Piers. The area to the right was also known as East Cliff referring to the time before erosion took away these cliffs. The picture is familiar as the subject of Stanhope Forbes painting of Abbey Basin.
Condition: Good -
Description
Height: Mm
Width: Mm
Material: Postcard
Production
Method: Printed oilette
Person: Tuck, Raphael and Sons
Category: Photography
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