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By 1939 Taylors Transport Co were established in Truro selling cars and commercial vehicles, their exact location is a b...
07/11/2019

By 1939 Taylors Transport Co were established in Truro selling cars and commercial vehicles, their exact location is a bit of a mystery. An Austin Saloon would cost you £30.
On 22nd, 23rd, and 24th November 2019, there will be an exhibition by 16 artists at the PZ Gallery, Penzance (formerly Taylors) and my contribution will document my connection with Taylors



John Theodore Taylor not only ran Taylors Garage Penzance but also set up a new business with Sampson Rowe Taylor in Tru...
04/11/2019

John Theodore Taylor not only ran Taylors Garage Penzance but also set up a new business with Sampson Rowe Taylor in Truro called Taylors Transport Co Ltd. They opened in premises on Lemon Quay in 1920.


Almost 150 years of Penzance history in local newspapers, all featuring the Taylor businesses.On the 22nd ,23rd, and 24...
28/10/2019

Almost 150 years of Penzance history in local newspapers, all featuring the Taylor businesses.

On the 22nd ,23rd, and 24th November the xvi artists will be exhibiting in the PZ Gallery at the end of their year on the Newlyn School of Art Mentoring programme.

Come and see some of the 150 years history of Taylors Garage ltd collated by Ron Ford.




John Vivian Taylor was the son of John T Taylor who had run Taylors Garage pre war. John Taylor jnr had spent the war in...
25/10/2019

John Vivian Taylor was the son of John T Taylor who had run Taylors Garage pre war. John Taylor jnr had spent the war in the Irish Guards Tank division, serving in Italy and Normandy where he was awarded the Military Cross. In 1947 he took over the rebuilding of the garage after the fire, and was said to have run the business like a military operation for 35 years.
On the 22nd ,23rd, and 24th November the xvi artists will be exhibiting in the PZ Gallery at the end of their year on the Newlyn School of Art Mentoring programme. Come and see some of the 100 years history of Taylors Garage ltd.




Taylors new garage was much admired as a building when it was built in 1936, but 8 years later in 1944 it suffered a maj...
21/10/2019

Taylors new garage was much admired as a building when it was built in 1936, but 8 years later in 1944 it suffered a major fire.
American soldiers were billeted in the top floor and escaped the fire and helped rescue vehicles but the fire spread as far as Quay St and set fire to one of the last thatched cottages in Penzance.
By 1947 the showroom and workshops had been rebuilt by the garage employees themselves and was ready to re-open a new chapter in its life.
An exhibition will be held in this former showroom, now PZ Gallery, by artists from the Newlyn School of Art Mentoring programme. 22nd to 24th November.
Photo courtesy Picturepenzance



An advert in the Cornubian and Redruth Times, 2nd April 1925 showing the cars for sale from the greenmarket site of Tayl...
19/10/2019

An advert in the Cornubian and Redruth Times, 2nd April 1925 showing the cars for sale from the greenmarket site of Taylors Garage.
An exhibition will be held on the former site of Taylors Garage, Coinagehall street, now PZ Gallery on 22nd to 24th November. Come and explore the history of the site.


In 1920 Taylors Garage workshops opened in Coinagehall Street.They needed more showroom space as Greenbank was limited a...
17/10/2019

In 1920 Taylors Garage workshops opened in Coinagehall Street.
They needed more showroom space as Greenbank was limited and engaged a local architect, Geoffrey Bazeley to design a new building in his modernist style. The new building was opened in 1936, with showroons (now PZ gallery) petrol pumps and extensive workshops.
Come to the exhibition on 22nd to 24th Nov by at PZ gallery, and explore/contribute to the history of this site.
Photo courtesy penzancepictures.

With a successful business selling new cars, Taylors Garages acquired the site in Coinagehall Street in 1910 for repair ...
16/10/2019

With a successful business selling new cars, Taylors Garages acquired the site in Coinagehall Street in 1910 for repair workshops, now the PZ Gallery.
An exhibition by XVI artists from the Newlyn School of Art will open on 22nd November 2019 and will include information on the history of this site. Anyone interested in contributing information or photos email me at
[email protected]

By 1910 John T Taylor had taken over the Taylor family businesses, and opened a new car showroom on the first floor at G...
15/10/2019

By 1910 John T Taylor had taken over the Taylor family businesses, and opened a new car showroom on the first floor at Greenbank, Penzance featuring an electric lift to take the cars up. The business was registered as Taylors Garages Penzance ltd.
Photo courtesy of picturepenzance.

By 1904 Taylors had ironmonger businesses in Chapel Street, New Street and Market Place run by Sampson Rowe Taylor Jnr.T...
14/10/2019

By 1904 Taylors had ironmonger businesses in Chapel Street, New Street and Market Place run by Sampson Rowe Taylor Jnr.
They branched out into Motor cars and John Theodore Taylor was said to be the first man in Penzance to own a car. He was the brother of Sampson jnr and went on to establishTaylors Garages.
Photo source PicturePenzance

In 1888 Sampson R Taylor Snr was established as an ironmonger in New Street in Penzance. His family would become the key...
13/10/2019

In 1888 Sampson R Taylor Snr was established as an ironmonger in New Street in Penzance. His family would become the key players in competitive cycling and then motor car dealers.

24/09/2019

Taylors Garage acquired their Coinagehall Street site in about 1910 and sold the business to Vospers about 1980.
I'm working on a social history art project and would like to hear from anyone with memories, photos or information of the garage, its staff, and the Taylor family, especially John Vivian David Taylor, who was the proprietor from 1947 to 1980. Please email me at [email protected]
The results of this research will be shown at an exhibition at PZ gallery in November 2019, when I hope to meet people interested in the building and its history.

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