Penzance, Cornwall, 1977
A warm and sunny 15th October 1977, and we are witness to Western National, Bristol VRT No1071 coasting down Chyandar Cliff into Market Jew Street, Penanze in Cornwall. Judging by the Kent's Cavern and Torquay Model Village posters, the bus looks to have been transferred in from Devon?
To the left of the picture, with the old black Austin Cambridge estate car parked in front of it, is Carnson Guest House, which boasts a TV lounge and bar (wow, I hope that it's a colour telly!), and next to it is Whiteways Guest House, with the post office on the end of East Terrace.
Incredibly, both Carnson Guest House, now renamed Carnson House and Whiteways Guest House are still in business to this day. However, the little post office on the end of the terraces has been taken over by Whiteways, and I believe is used as a cafe/restaurant for the hotel .
Carnson House (note the lettering outside the hotel is the same, just that the 'Guest' as been removed!)
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Whiteways Guest House
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Surrounding the bus is a host of period cars and commercials including a very nice mid-blue Bedford CA van with sunvisor parked outside the Railway Station. As for poor old Western National 1071, she was scrapped in April 1991. :-(
Penzance, Cornwall, 1977
A warm and sunny 15th October 1977, and we are witness to Western National, Bristol VRT No1071 coasting down Chyandar Cliff into Market Jew Street, Penanze in Cornwall. Judging by the Kent's Cavern and Torquay Model Village posters, the bus looks to have been transferred in from Devon?
To the left of the picture, with the old black Austin Cambridge estate car parked in front of it, is Carnson Guest House, which boasts a TV lounge and bar (wow, I hope that it's a colour telly!), and next to it is Whiteways Guest House, with the post office on the end of East Terrace.
Incredibly, both Carnson Guest House, now renamed Carnson House and Whiteways Guest House are still in business to this day. However, the little post office on the end of the terraces has been taken over by Whiteways, and I believe is used as a cafe/restaurant for the hotel .
Carnson House (note the lettering outside the hotel is the same, just that the 'Guest' as been removed!)
www.ntopsearch.com/VisitEngland/en-GB/Details.aspx?conten...
Whiteways Guest House
www.activehotels.com/hotel/brochure/en/36528
Surrounding the bus is a host of period cars and commercials including a very nice mid-blue Bedford CA van with sunvisor parked outside the Railway Station. As for poor old Western National 1071, she was scrapped in April 1991. :-(