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The Cornish bank now Co-op, Queens Square. (The building on the right would be the Honey Pot today.) See comments below.

This is the old lookout in Penzance. I believe this has now been replaced by the fisherman's mission in Penzance next to the Yacht Inn. Year unkown.

This is the Penzance angling club. This was an annual event and I think this was possibly the 1950's but can you help?

Foss the butchers taken by J W Meek and son in the 1920's. Obviously Foss has gone now but they were next door to the London Inn in Causewayhead. Today its a charity shop.

Taken by J W Meek and Son in the mid 1940's Hasn't it changed so much!

Taken in 1860 this picture of the Green Market shows one of the few water chutes situated at the end of the building. This water chute was fed from the Causeway Head reservoir. There were only a couple of these chutes and none of the houses had running water like today.

Advertisement taken from the Saundry's Almanac 1936

If you went to the Barn Club in the 80's you would have seen this character... Paul Matthews and his burger van. Parked just outside the Barn gates every weekend. supplied by Di and Den

The Promenade in the 1950's..... Changed a little bit hasn't it :) Picture Supplied by Gillian Long

The old Penzance Union workhouse was built in 1838 at Madron. It was designed by George Gilbert Scott and his partner William Bonython Moffatt. Intended to accommodate 400 inmates, the Poor Law Commissioners authorised the sum of £6,050 on its construction. Later it became the home to Madron...

This is the chapel in Market Jew Street Street Penzance. Taken around the 1950's

This picture taken in June 1955 show the railway station and Penzance in the background

A postcard photo of the Admiral Benbow - amazing how little it's changed.

This is the old Fire station in Alexandra Place. Today its the home of the Magpies football club.

This is the Stella visiting Penzance Docks in 1961. Oops It seems that the date is incorrect as ilikeboarding has pointed out below. Even we gets things wrong! So' lets change the date to 1965

Taken on a Sunday of the Oven Door Bakery in Causewayhead Penzance

Originally known as the flea pit this is the Ritz. This photo was kindly donated by Merlin Cinemas. The Ritz later became Mecca bingo hall and later taken over by Rank Bingo. Today it is in private ownership.