An engraving showing a view looking south-west in Market Jew Street in Penzance

Date:
1800 - 1925
Location:
Market Jew Street, Penzance, Cornwall
Reference:
BB89/04907
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Description

This is a copy negative, created in 1989.

The street name is thought to derive from the Cornish languague 'marghas Yow' meaning 'Thursday market' rather than any Jewish connection.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/09 Early Photographic Print Collection: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive