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Penlee House is a gallery, museum, cafe and shop. Situated within Penlee Park, a space to reflect and great for family visits.

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A space for exhibitions & events

Alongside our Exhibition programme we run a variety of community events and workshops. The Newlyn School and Social history galleries change often. Find out what’s on.

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A space to learn

Penlee House is committed to lifelong learning. We run workshops for all age groups and offer a school workshop programme.

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A space for all

Built in 1865, as the home of the Branwell family. Penlee House is home to many paintings by members of the Newlyn School. It is also home to the Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society collection.

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You can search and browse our collections online. We also have a section dedicated to the Newlyn School.

Black and white postcard

Acc.no: PEZPH : 1992.673.1


Identification

Item: Thatched Houses, Newlyn

Description: Church Lane in Newlyn town looking towards Well Cottage. The Chartist William Lovett was born in one of the cottages on the left which were demolished in order to build, at a cost of £5,014, the Centenary Primitive Methodist Church in 1927. The cottage on the right, the last thatched one in Newlyn, belonged to W H Mann and burned down in 1938. The road is now Gwavas Road leading to North Corner. In the far centre right is Antoine Villa on Chywoone Hill. The white wall on the right was in place in 2009.

Condition: Good -


Description

Height: Mm

Width: Mm

Material: Photograph


Production

Method: Printed

Person: Argall, Frederick Ernest

Place: 9 High Cross


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