The Morrab Library

@morrablibrary

An independent library established in 1818 with 70K+ books, archives, and historic photographs housed on floor-to-ceiling shelves.

Penzance, Cornwall

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Joined October 2013

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Sam's #internship in our #PhotoArchive has sadly ended. As well as writing 7 blogs and giving a talk, Sam also wrote a longer article exploring the #maritime communities of #WestCornwall from 1865- 1935. Read this and his blogs here: shorturl.at/Bj5Wd. A big thank you Sam!
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Aug 22
We have lots of excellent non-fiction #ChildrensBooks in our collection - a place to look for answers to curious questions and #inspiration for #SummerHoliday projects. Read on the beanbag or borrow them for the rest of the summer! #childrensnonfiction #loveyourlibrary
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Aug 21
Here's the next in our series of #shipwreck photos, chosen by our #photoarchive Intern, Sam Hill. "The Cardiff tramp ship, Bluejacket, struck the longships rocks whilst transporting railway sleepers from Danzig to Plymouth. She was only sixty feet from the lighthouse door!"
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Aug 20
Did you hear one of our Trustees Bertie Herrtage talking about our community walking challenge, ‘Miles for The Morrab’, on Julie Skentelbery's show on @BBCCornwall last Friday? If you missed it, you can listen here bit.ly/4xm9FEo (Bertie is on the show from 2h 25mins)
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Aug 19
Here's a portrait of a miner from our #photoarchive taken by James Chenhall (Redruth). Written on the reverse “Dicky Vine fell down the mine stack and broke his little finger. His coat opened as a type of parachute & broke his fall, a narrow escape.” #worldphotophotographyday.