Printers Shop in Union Street Penzance about 1946 - 1951

Planet Penwith

Planet Penwith

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I had a message off Tony Cook, a new member, with this request:

My father-in-law worked in a printers shop in Union Street Penzance about 1946 -1951 and I am searching for information, or hopefully a photograph of the street during this time. I am new to Picture Penzance and thought that I would start with you - I hope that this is OK. If you cannot help can you forward my message to someone who may know something?

Can anybody help please, thanks guys :)
 
Halfhidden

Halfhidden

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I can't say I know of a printer in Union Street.
there was a printer in North Parade owned by Edmond and Argall and another in Market place owned by Edward Rowe and of course the Cornishman in Parade Street. Other than that there might be an outside chance it was Chirgwin who printed books.
 
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Tony Cook

My wife has found a document with a header giving details of The Penzance Printing Company Co. Ltd in Union Street (uploaded). The letter talks about my father-in-law dismantling and reassembling platens, wharfedales and Linetype printing equipment and moving these to new premises. He lived with his family in a flat above the Union Street address which is now the Hairdressers Salon opposite the car park. I have found adverts in the Cornishman Newspaper (13/02/1947 and 26/06/1947) for the The Penzance Printing Company when they were based in the Arcade. So I assume that they moved from The Arcade to Union Street. My father-in-law (Bryon Turner) started with the company around 1946 then left and moved to Taunton in 1950. I cannot find any further information about the company when at Union Street. Can anyone help with ideas for possible sources of information
 
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Tony Cook

Now found further information that the Penzance Printing Company (Union Street) sold the business around 1950 - 51. The new owners we part of a London based company who printed materials for products/marketing for stars such as Frankie Vaughan. I cannot find any advertising in the Cornishman for the company when at Union Street. I assume that they were mainly interested in the London Agency work and soon moved elsewhere. (Why they would use a Penzance based printer for work needed in London is an enigma)
 
sparky

sparky

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This is really fascinating reading, as I didn't think /or know that we had printing co at Union St. here's what we have found so far .....
the Penzance printing company Ltd was incorporated in 1937 and dissolved in 1959 the company number was 323360. you can request more info about the company from the national archives. (we will keep looking on your behalf Tony) and post anything that we find on here :)
 
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