Friends of Penlee House Lecture: The Cornish Fishing Industry in Archive Photographs

Schedule

Mon Feb 09 2026 at 02:30 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Queens Hotel | Penzance, EN

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The Cornish Fishing Industry in Archive Photographs. A talk by John McWilliams. A look at the Cornish fishing industry of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in contemporary art and photographs.
John McWilliams has published a number of books on the history of the fishing industry in Cornwall and Brittany. He was a member of the photo history group at Penlee House Gallery & Museum and has a wide knowledge of the extensive archival resources.
Date & Time: Monday 9th February, 2.30pm
Venue: The Queen’s Hotel, Penzance
Tickets: £7 Friends, £15 Non-Friends
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