Colour Engraving of Penzance Railway Station 1852

Welcome to the Penzance Old Cornwall Society webpages. We also have a Facebook page with our latest news and posts.

Our meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at 7.15pm, from September to April inclusive.

The venue is The Salvation Army Hall, Queens Street, Penzance TR18 4BH.

Out annual subscription is £12, and visitors are charged £3 per meeting.

Please also check out our archive pages at Penzance Old Cornwall Society - Our Archives.

Officers

President: Vacant

Acting Secretary: Dr Paula Cox

Treasurer: Julie Ward

Recorder: Robin Knight

Events & Publicity Coordinator: John Thornton

Contact: Email

Penzance Old Cornwall Society

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Founded: 1926

Colours: Old Gold

Programme

2025

Tuesday 16th September - Talk: Trevithick in Latin America by Joel Griffett
Tuesday 21st October - Talk: Pilgrimage, Rebellion, and the Great Diaspora by Michael Leach
Tuesday 18th November - Talk: Lenin Spy in Penzance by Andrew Gordon
December - Christmas Lunch (TBA)

2026
Tuesday 20th January - Talk: Elizabeth Carne Geologist, Philanthropist, Banker by Maggi Livingstone
Tuesday 17th February - Talk: Hugh Seymour Tremeneere - The Most Significant Cornishman you've Never Heard of by Guy English
Tuesday 17th March - Centenary Celebration Evening (TBA)
Tuesday 21st April - Talk: Bolitho Family Heritage in Cornwall and Mining by Colonel Edward Bolitho