In 1939 Jack Pengelley writes (so you will have to make the updates to the 1950s)
The marker is Nr 99 = Holman s Cycle Shop and then Cornish Gifts; Below Nr 99 was a public house, named The Hole in the Wall, with a large door which led to Miss Pool s House and Gardens; Below that was a large double fronted Granite House, which was a Dentists - though re-built later twice. Below that was Trevails, then Penzance gas Showrooms (Oliver Caldwell s design); then Gas lane .
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Above Nr 99 was the opening to Holman s Holman s motor cycle shop, then Holman s garage and petrol sales; Nr 102 was Boase the fruiter; 103 Labour Exchange, Hocking Stores; Nr 104 was YMCA with two shops below it (Holiday Penzance and Martin and Edwards hairdessers); then 105 Woolworths; above Woolworths was 106 Prince of Wales Pub, with stables at the rear. Then 107 Radbourne tobacco; 108 Avis Florist; 109/110 Bridger books; 111 Davey Wine and Spirit; Jennings Street.
I need to check this with the OS map, I have to say.
Hey there Treeve going down across Gas lane ther used to be Hendy a fish merchant I believe they later moved across the street
to a shop on the Terrace - this goes back many years
there was also a little sweeet shop there had to go up about three steps the door had a bell on one of those springs, I remember the pavement there was not much more than about two feet wide- that would be back in the 1930 s
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