'ON THIS DAY' FEATURES
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21 Features
Another ship lost on the Brisons (11 January 1851)
On 11th January 1851 the 250 ton Whitby-built brig New Commercial hit the Brisons ledge off Cape Cornwall in thick fog and a high wind. Bound for the ”Spanish Main” from Liverpool she was immediately dashed to pieces but everyone on board, nine men and one woman, the wife of the captain, managed to get off onto the ledge.......
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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