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Browse our growing heritage collection, showcasing the breadth and depth of the stories and histories associated within the walls of City Hall. Take your pick from our collection and learn a little more about the historic building which sits at the very heart of Truro's past, present and future.
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A scene from The Sound of Music, 1990
Year: 1990
Record Number: HFC:2021:089
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of The Sound of Music, 1990.
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A scene from Fiddler on the Roof, 1991
Year: 1991
Record Number: HFC:2021:077
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Fiddler on the Roof, 1991.
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Poster advertising Showboat at City Hall
Year: 1992
Record Number: HFC:2021:087
A poster for the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Showboat, 1992.
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A scene from Showboat, 1992
Year: 1992
Record Number: HFC:2021:088
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Showboat, 1992.
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West Side Story, 1992
Year: 1992
Record Number: HFC:2021:093
A photograph of part of the cast from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of West Side Story, 1992.
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A scene from West Side Story, 1992 (1)
Year: 1992
Record Number: HFC:2021:094
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of West Side Story, 1992.
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A scene from West Side Story, 1992 (2)
Year: 1992
Record Number: HFC:2021:095
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of West Side Story, 1992.
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Poster advertising Camelot at City Hall
Year: 1993
Record Number: HFC:2021:074
A poster for the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Camelot, 1993.
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A scene from Camelot, 1993 (1)
Year: 1993
Record Number: HFC:2021:075
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Camelot, 1993.
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A scene from Camelot, 1993 (2)
Year: 1993
Record Number: HFC:2021:076
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Camelot, 1993.
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Cornwall Youth Orchestra
Year: 1994
Record Number: HFC:2019:61
Drawing of Cornwall Youth Orchestra, 1994 rehearsing or performing at City Hall.
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Sarah Smith promotes the ‘A Space For You’ campaign for Hall For Cornwall, c. 1994
Year: 1994
Record Number: HFC:2020:34
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Poster advertising Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at City Hall
Year: 1994
Record Number: HFC:2021:082
A poster for the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1994.
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A scene from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1994 (1)
Year: 1994
Record Number: HFC:2021:083
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1994.
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A scene from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1994 (2)
Year: 1994
Record Number: HFC:2021:084
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1994.
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers cast (1)
Year: 1994
Record Number: HFC:2021:085
A photograph of the cast from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1994.
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers cast (2)
Year: 1994
Record Number: HFC:2021:086
A photograph of the cast from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1994.
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Hall For Cornwall fundraising brochure, ‘ A Space For You’
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2020:33
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Programme cover for 42nd Street at City Hall Truro
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:065
The programme for the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of 42nd Street, 1995.
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A scene from 42nd Street, 1995 (1)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:066
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of 42nd Street, 1995.
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A scene from 42nd Street, 1995 (2)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:067
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of 42nd Street, 1995.
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The Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (1)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:068
A photograph of the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society, 1995.
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The Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society (2)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:069
A photograph of the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society, 1995.
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City Hall 1995
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:125
A photograph of the City Hall building and clock tower from Boscawen Street
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Inside City Hall 1995 (1)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:126
A photograph of City Hall's stage and auditorium
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Inside City Hall 1995 (2)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:127
A photograph of City Hall's auditorium
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Inside City Hall 1995 (3)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:128
A photograph of City Hall's stage and auditorium
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Inside City Hall 1995(4)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:129
A photograph of the view from the annexe at City Hall when the partition is removed
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City Hall backstage 1995 (1)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:130
A photograph of the lighting control gantry at City Hall
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City Hall backstage 1995 (2)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:131
A photograph of the props area and members of Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society at City Hall
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City Hall backstage 1995 (3)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:132
A photograph of the backstage area and members of Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society at City Hall
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City Hall hall stage
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:133
A photograph of the stage taken from the old projection room at City Hall
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The old projection room at City Hall
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:134
A photograph of the old projection room at City Hall
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Old posters from past productions at the Regent Theatre (1)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:135
A photograph of old posters on the backstage wall left over from past productions at Regent Theatre, City Hall.
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Old posters from past productions at the Regent Theatre (2)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:136
A photograph of old posters on the backstage wall left over from past productions at Regent Theatre, City Hall.
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Old posters from past productions at the Regent Theatre (3)
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:137
A photograph of old handbills and posters on the backstage wall left over from past productions at Regent Theatre, City Hall.
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Letter to Mr and Mrs Arbon
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:285
The letter that was sent to Mr and Mrs Arbon after their charitable donation to the Hall for Cornwall appeal, March 1995.
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Mr and Mrs Arbon and the Cornwall Youth Orchestra
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:286
A photograph of Mr and Mrs Arbon presenting a cheque to David Frost of the County Music Service after making the largest donation to date by an individual to the HfC appeal. Also pictured are the Cornwall Youth Orchestra who inspired their donation to the hall's refurbishment.
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Press release, March 1995
Year: 1995
Record Number: HFC:2021:287
The press release announcing the naming of a room in City Hall after the benefactor Dennis Arbon. In March 1995, Mr and Mrs Arbon made the largest donation to date by an individual to the HfC appeal to refurbish City Hall.
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The Duke of Cornwall visits Hall for Cornwall (1)
Year: 1997
Record Number: HFC:2021:282
A photograph of the Duke of Cornwall at Hall for Cornwall during his visit to celebrate it's opening in November 1997.
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The Duke of Cornwall visits Hall for Cornwall (2)
Year: 1997
Record Number: HFC:2021:283
A photograph of the Duke of Cornwall at Hall for Cornwall during his visit to celebrate it's opening in November 1997.
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The Duke of Cornwall visits Hall for Cornwall (3)
Year: 1997
Record Number: HFC:2021:284
A photograph of the Duke of Cornwall at Hall for Cornwall during his visit to celebrate it's opening in November 1997.
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Flyer for ‘An Evening to Remember’ at Hall for Cornwall, 1997
Year: 1997
Record Number: HFC:2021:321
The flyer from a series of fundraising events held in aid of the Hall for Cornwall, 1997.
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Chris Bonnington photo
Year: 1997
Record Number: HFC:2019:18
Photo of mountaineer Chris Bonnington, 1997.
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Dame Doughnut
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2019:41
A photograph of Don Crann as Dame Doughnut in Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, 1997.
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Adonais Ballet Ballerina
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2019:46
Photograph of a ballerina from the Adonais Ballet, June 1998.
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A scene from Anything Goes, 1998
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2021:070
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Anything Goes, 1998.
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Anything Goes, 1998
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2021:071
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Anything Goes, 1998.
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The Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society band
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2021:072
A photograph of the band from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Anything Goes, 1998.
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Backstage at City Hall
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2021:073
A backstage photograph of some of the cast from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Anything Goes, 1998.
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A scene from Kiss Me, Kate, 1998 (1)
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2021:079
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kiss Me, Kate, 1988.
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A scene from Kiss Me, Kate, 1998 (2)
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2021:080
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kiss Me, Kate, 1988.
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Kiss Me, Kate, 1998
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2021:081
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Kiss Me, Kate, 1988.
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Anything Goes, 1998 (1)
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2021:138
A photograph of the backstage crew from the 1998 Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society production of Anything Goes at Hall for Cornwall.
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Anything Goes, 1998 (2)
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2021:139
A photograph of the company from the 1998 Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society production of Anything Goes at Hall for Cornwall.
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Programme cover for Kind Hearts and Coronets at Hall for Cornwall, 1998.
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2021:294
The front cover for the programme produced for the 1998 production of Kind Hearts and Coronets at Hall for Cornwall.
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Programme for Kind Hearts and Coronets at Hall for Cornwall, 1998.
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2021:295
A page from the programme produced for the 1998 production of Kind Hearts and Coronets at Hall for Cornwall.
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NHS in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 50th anniversary concert, 1998
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2021:302
The front cover of the programme produced for the concert held in honour of the 50th anniversary of the NHS in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.
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Hall for Cornwall, 1998
Year: 1998
Record Number: HFC:2021:316
A photograph of the exterior facade of Hall for Cornwall as seen from Boscawen Street.
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Hall for Cornwall Centre Stage newsletter (1)
Year: 1999
Record Number: HFC:2021:319
The front cover of the spring 1999 special issue of Centre Stage, the newsletter for friends of Hall for Cornwall.
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Hall for Cornwall Centre Stage newsletter (2)
Year: 1999
Record Number: HFC:2021:320
The front cover of the spring 1999 special issue of Centre Stage, the newsletter for friends of Hall for Cornwall.
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A scene from Funny Girl, 1999
Year: 1999
Record Number: HFC:2021:078
A photograph from the Truro Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society performance of Funny Girl, 1991.