B/w print
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1989.580
Identification
Item: Baltic barquentine at the western wharf, Penzance Harbour
Description: A three masted Baltic timber barque, a typical vessel used in the trade between Baltic and Penzance in the 1920s and 1930s, lies against the western wharf. The lookout cupola window has been removed from the apex of the Harbour Office roof. The weighbridge with whitewashed guard stones is between the road and the harbour office. The shed on the eastern arm of the floating dock was erected in World Ward 1 as a shelter for Royal Naval personnel, their main office being in the gatehouse of Holman's Dock. A smaller hut was in place there from about 1900.
Condition: Good
Description
Height: Mm
Width: Mm
Material: Photograph
Production
Method: Printed
Person: Richards Bros
Place: Queen Street
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