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Beetle crossing the road near Newmill.

Penzance on a sunny day - 20th April, 2000

Looking a nice shade of blue as usual. April 2011

New Street, Penzance.

Stanhope Forbes 1921 Basin and Coulson's

27th July 2010 Abbey Slipping

As seen from Abbey Warehouse

TAKEN WHEN EVERYONE WAS INDOORS

TAKEN WHEN EVERYONE WAS INDOORS

From under Ross Bridge

7th August 2009

7th August

Excellent real photograph.

And Coulsons Granary in 1991

This view is from the Abbey Slipway (closed to traffic). It was taken 7th January, 2009 on a very cold day, overlooking the Inner Basin of the Harbour.

A view from the top of Abbey slip down to the new office/cafe development at Abbey Warehouse. Looks like they might be putting steps down to the cafe below.

Built around 1840 on land owned (previously by Richard Oxnam) by The Reverend Thomas Vyvyan; The chapel was used by the Methodist New Connexion Church, then when vacated to new premises, it was taken over by West Cornwall School, until they moved to York House (now Penwith District Council...

Raindrops on the windows of the Abbey Warehouse obscure the view over the Abbey Basin.

This lane was less significant until the Oxnam family moved to the land opposite, and ships drew in the new quay below. The slip was New Street Slip until after 1845, as New Street pre-dates Chapel Street.