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The only detail attached to this photo in our arch

The only detail attached to this photo in our archives is that it's taken outside an "unidentified building thought to be in the Camborne area." Just an average day in Camborne in the 1920s then...

#photofriday #photography #archives #cornwall #history #roaring20s #costume #fancydress #party #exploreyourarchive

It's #squirrelappreciationday (yep) - there are al

It's #squirrelappreciationday (yep) - there are alway squirrels like this one in @morrabgardens and we've spent many a lunch break appreciating them.

#squirrel #gardens #penzance #cornwall #librarylife #lunchbreak

Call out for information - We're hoping to creat

Call out for information -

We're hoping to create a small online display of our treasured Chown family collection - but first we wanted to ask you!

The Edwardian collection mainly consists of photographs of Dolly and Jack Chown taken by their father, Dr Chown - often at their family home in Townshend. We know some of you even have memories of Dorothy (Dolly) Chown - who became a doctor like her father and passed away in 1982. If you have any information or memories you can share with us - either by comment or message - we'd so love to hear from you - and please do share this post!

📷 The Chown family at home.

#photography #archives #cornwall #family #history

It's #internationalflowerday - here's some beautif

It's #internationalflowerday - here's some beautiful lilies in our equally beautiful art room!

#flowers #library #interior #bookshelves #reflection #librarylife

"Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get, they

"Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get, they're things which get you. And all you can do is to go where they can find you. " - Winnie the Pooh

A. A. Milne - the author, poet and playwright, best known for his beloved and timeless children's stories about Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh and their friends - was born on this day in 1882.

(Illustration by E. H. Shepard.)

#onthisday #birthday #winniethepooh #childrensbooks #classic #poetry #quote #illustration

It's Dragon Appreciation Day (really.) Here's the

It's Dragon Appreciation Day (really.) Here's the 'Wretched Dragon' attending Flora Day in Helston, 1982 - and here's St George well and truly slaying him - not very appreciative!

#dragonappreciationday #teamdragon #stgeorge #floraday #cornwall #custom #photography #archives #exploreyourarchive

An unusual postcard from our archives... the capti

An unusual postcard from our archives... the caption on the bottom reads "Everything all kiff with Cousin Jack."

All kiff was a term used by miners when writing home from abroad - it's thought to have been a distorted interpretation of "OK". Everything's OK - we've repeated that to ourselves rather a lot lately - though we haven't started eating limpets just yet!
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#cornish #archives #postcard #historical #seaside #photography #archives
#lockdown #photofriday #exploreyourarchive

It's #nationalhatday - here's Jack and Dolly Chown

It's #nationalhatday - here's Jack and Dolly Chown and their rather fine hats!

#edwardian #fashion #hats #cornish #history #gardens #childhood #family #photography #archives #exploreyourarchive

remembering the time a garden sprung up in the lib

remembering the time a garden sprung up in the library ♥ (before one of our spring fairs)
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#library #magic #flowers #bookshelf #spring #memories #books #beauty #librarylife

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