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This photo is of a GWR Railway Horse & Town Wagon

This photo is of a GWR Railway Horse & Town Wagon with some visitors luggage. This Boxing Day, if you are moving around, seeing more family and friends - we hope you don’t need a horse and carriage for all the gifts!

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #boxingday

Nadelik Lowen to all! A very Merry Christmas from

Nadelik Lowen to all!

A very Merry Christmas from all of us at the Library. Thank you for all your support in 2025 - we look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

Harry Penhaul, “Penzance Station. Father Christmas in sleigh with Mayor being towed.,” Morrab Library Photographic Archive

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The Library is now closed for Christmas - see you

The Library is now closed
for Christmas - see you on 2nd
January!

We wish you all a
very happy festive period.
As the Winter Solstice is
tomorrow, marking the first
day of the season, here is a
poem from the Larmorna
Birch collection in our Photo
Archive.

‘Darker and darker, the
sunset departed, the moon
shining lonely and high…’
“Poem Winter nightfall,”

#exploreyourarchive
#photoarchive
#winterpoetry
#wintersolstice
#LamornaBirch

Our Photo Friday offering this week has a cast of

Our Photo Friday offering this week has a cast of a Nativity play in their costumes - all ready to perform. What roles did you play in your nativity when you were at school?

#Library #exploreyourarchive #photoarchive #Photofriday

Penzance’s own Sir Humphry Davy was born on this d

Penzance’s own Sir Humphry Davy was born on this day in 1778. Each year the town celebrates by singing happy birthday around his statue.

Did you know the library holds a copy of the original document granting Sir Humphry his knighthood?

#HumphryDavy #LanternParade #OnThisDay #LovePenzance #ExploreYourArchive

Jane Austen was born on this day 250 years ago. Th

Jane Austen was born on this day 250 years ago. The popularity of her novels has not wavered, nor has our fascination with the author, evident by the extensive range of books written (and still written!) about her.

#JaneAusten #Austen250 #LibraryCollections #OnThisDay

A festive item in our Jenner Room to get us all in

A festive item in our Jenner Room to get us all in the Christmas spirit.

Here we have a set of ‘Six Christmas Carols’. These were composed by Thomas Merritt (1863-1902). Born in Illogan, was a miner when he was a teenager, but due to ill health, changed his career to become a composer, conductor and organist.

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As our Photo Fridays for December focus themselves

As our Photo Fridays for December focus themselves around preparation - we found this image, in the Richards Collection, of some volunteers erecting Christmas lights North Pier Newlyn

A tradition that is still run by some wonderful volunteers. You can witness the grand switch on tonight from 6pm.

“Volunteers erecting Christmas Lights North Pier Newlyn,” Morrab Library Photographic Archive

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The Library closes on 20th December, at 4pm for Ch

The Library closes on 20th December, at 4pm for Christmas, and re-opens on 2nd January.

Be sure to head down before then for your Christmas reading and last minute gifts!

“Christmas Greetings Card sent by Crosbie Garstin from Montana where he had been working as a cowpuncher/broncho buster.”

Morrab Library Photographic Archive

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