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.

To join: Please find our membership form here.

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

Officers

President: Felicity Edwards

Treasurer: Julie Ward

Secretary: Linda Collins

Membership Secretary: Paula Cox

Recorder: Robin Knight

Contact: Email

Penzance Old Cornwall Society

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Founded: 1926

Colours: Old Gold

Programme 2026

Tuesday 15 September - Talk: Tale of Two Sisters by Linda Camidge

Saturday 10 October 10am-3pm - Visit: Pz OCS Archive Day at The Morrab Library

Tuesday 20 October - Talk: Chyandour by Val Thomas

Tuesday 17 November - Talk: 100 years of Scillonian (TBC)

Tuesday 15 December - Performance: Cornish Christmas Carols with Boilerhouse at The Union Hotel

Programme 2027

Tuesday 19 January - Talk: History of Morrab Library by Lisa de Tommaso

Tuesday 16 February - Talk: The Wreck of HMS Colossus by Kevin Camidge

Tuesday 16 March - Talk: Historical Postcards of Penzance by Jonathan Warner

Tuesday 20 April - Talk: 'Where is it?' Penzance Memorial Stones by Robin Knight + AGM

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