Penryn (Cornwall) OPC site

  "Penryn: the History of an Ancient Cornish Borough" by Roland J Roddis (1964: D Bradford Barton) - Still one of the best all-round histories of the town

"The Book of Falmouth & Penryn" by Bob Dunstan (1975   Barracuda Books) - Large format book covering the story of the two towns.

"Memories of Old Penryn" Rita Tregellas Pope [editor] (1983 Truran Public. - ISBN: 0 907566421) A book of anecdotes and pictures of the town.

"Penryn in old picture postcards" by Rita T Pope (1984 Zaltbommel - ISBN: 90288-2784-6) One of my favourite Penryn books, esp. as it contains a school picture of my dad  when he was about 8 years old.

     "Home along Falmouth & Penryn" by David Mudd (1980) - avail as free download: http://www.nobooks.org/yx92w_ebooks-home-along-falmouth-amp-penryn.pdf

"The People of Penryn in the 17th Century" by June Palmer (1986 Private publication) - A wealth of information for anyone whose family goes back to the Century - complete with drawings of homes in the different streets.

"The History of Glasney College" by James Whetter (1988 Tabb House - ISBN: 0-907018-42-4) The more modern rendering of story of the College.

"Penryn in the Eighteenth Century  - people and politics." by June Palmer (1991 Private publication) - Another wealth of information for anyone whose family goes back to that Century - complete with drawings of homes in the different streets.

"The Lower Fal in old photographs" by Peter Gilson (1992 Alan Sutton Publication - ISBN: 0 7509 0024 5) Covering the area from St Mawes to Flushing -  with maritime pictures.

"Penryn: People - Places -  Postcards - Photographs" by Ernie Warmington (1999 Private publication) - Ernie's first book - proceeds from sales in aid of Cancer Research, in memory of his brother Reggie - the cousin I never met!

"Around Penryn" by Ernie Warmington (2000 Tempus Publication - ISBN: 0 7524 2098 4) -  Ernie's second book, which takes a wider sweep than his first.

  "The History of Glasney Collegiate Church, Cornwall" by Thurston C Peter (2007 reprint Kessinger Publ.) - This 1903 publication is once again available, but only from the USA via AbeBooks (it is printed on demand).

"Penryn Revisited" by Ernie Warmington (2007 Tempus Publication - ISBN: 978 0 7524 4607 3) - Ernie's 3rd book

"Penryn through Time" by Ernie Warmington (2010 Amberley Publication - ISBN: 978-1-84868-543-7) - Ernie 4th book

"Penryn from old photographs"  by Ernie Warmington (15th August 2015 Amberley Publ.) - available on Amazon: 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Penryn-Old-Photographs-Ernie-Warmington/dp/1445643855