Occupying a sheltered position at the northwest corner of Mount's Bay, PENZANCE has always been a major port, but most traces of the medieval town were obliterated at the end of the sixteenth century by a Spanish raiding party. Today the dominant style of Penzance is Georgian, particularly at the top of Market Jew Street (from Marghas Jew , meaning "Thursday Market"), which climbs from the harbour and the train and bus stations. A... [More]