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 15th March 1919

Penzance Naval Base Closes

Sir Clifford Cory, at a public meeting in St John's Hall just after the armistice said that the Base had been the means of “destroying and damaging many submarines around the coast from Mount's Bay to Hartland Point”. The vessels of the Base had convoyed no fewer than 11,000 vessels to and from France.........

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.