Penwith Local History Group | Penzance, Cornwall, UK

Penwith Local History Group

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We research the fascinating history of West Penwith by working with original sources as much as possible. We publish our findings every two or three years.

The Morrab Library showing the new extension.
Photo Glyn Richards

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On this Day 6th March 1767

Davies Gilbert aka Davies Giddy

Davies Giddy is probably more well known as Davies Gilbert but if you try to find a birth date for young Mr Gilbert by searching parish registers you'll run into a problem. In short, he is not there! So, just who is this famous man of west Cornwall and why the enigma concerning his birth?

Images of our publications

Our new publication is now available:

"Beyond the Bookshelves"

Edited by Sally Corbett

price £15.00
plus p&p

Click here to see all the Penwith Local History Group publications.

The Penwith Papers

SOWENA

SOWENA

1943-1944

Sowena (Cornish for success) was the magazine of Penzance Grammar School written in a time when contact with the outside world was mainly through censored radio and press.