'ON THIS DAY' FEATURES
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4 Features
Banking Meltdown in Penzance: Part Two The Shareholders' Meeting (21 December 1896)
The big day arrived on 19th December, we were to find out out what had happened to Batten, Carne to Carne and what plans were now in place to protect our savings. Or were we?
Banking Meltdown in Penzance (15 November 1896)
One of the Penzance banks has just gone out of business and not everyone is pleased with the way it's being handled.....
Death of Banker (9 July 1920)
Charles Campbell Ross: Scoundrel, Fantasist or Fool?
Sale of the Century: Carne under the Hammer (17 January 1898)
Charles Ross has left town, the self-appointed liquidator of the affairs of Batten, Carne and Carne has made himself scarce and now his house and possessions are up for sale.
Penwith Local History Group
c/o Morrab Library
Morrab Gardens
Penzance, Cornwall
TR18 4DA
Penwith Local History Group
Penzance, Cornwall
Penzance, Cornwall
The Morrab Library showing the new extension.
Photo Glyn Richards
Photo Glyn Richards
This month's featured photograph:
Higher Bal, Levant Mine. Engine house for dual purpose pumping and winding engine. Stonecrop in foreground.
Photography Ted Mole
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Higher Bal, Levant Mine. Engine house for dual purpose pumping and winding engine. Stonecrop in foreground.
Photography Ted Mole
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