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This is a copy of the deeds for the Public Hall extracted from Alfie pascoe's Life time records
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/deedspublichall/index.html
Public Hall Minute Book and Accounts 1929
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/publichallminutebook/index.html
Part of Alfie Pascoe's Life time records
Porthleven schools extracts from Alfie Pascoe's Life time records
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/schools/index.html
Football Deeds 1964 extracted from Alfie pascoe's Life time records
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/footballdeeds1964/index.html
Gala week from 1946 - extract from Alfie Pascoe's Life time records
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/galaweek1946/index.html
Visits by Ships - extract from A|lfie Pascoe's Life time records
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/visitsbyships/index.html
Minutes for the 1869 Act of Parliamnet Porthleven Harbour
The Act contains over 150 pages and may take a while to load.
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/flip%201869%20minutes/index.html
Part of the history of the Wreck of the Anson leading to the development of Porthleven...
This is the image of some of the members of the WI sometime in the 1940s.
Do you know who they are?
Obituary for Doctor GWD Reeves in British Medical Journal 04 Dec 1976
Newspaper cutting -
Rescuers praised by coroner at Helston
Gwennie's and herhusband lived in Mount's Road. Gwennie's husband, Willie TOY built a cafe for her on the land in front of their house and beside his own workshop. It was right on top of the cliff near BLUE BUOY.
Mr LAITY of Sunset Farm falls from waggon and sustains compound fracture.
Mary Anne Eddy TOY nee HOSKING, outside her husband's net loft in Mounts Road, holding her grandaughter Rosemary TOY c1942.
This book of reference dated 1868 relates to the harbour, Harbour and Dock and Acts of Parliament.
Copies of original documents.
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/flip1868bookofreference/index.html
Porthleven Telegraph Office opens to the Public 01 Oct 1879.
The first telegram was despatched by Mr Rogers of Penrose.