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Visit Penlee House & Museum

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.

Browse Our Collections

Explore thousands of objects from the Penlee House collections.

Found 465 objects in the category Natural Science

Stone hammer

Stone hammer, grooved, ? for sinking fishing nets.

PEZPH : 1976.365
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Cocoon

Cocoon

PEZPH : 1996.5
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Mollusc

Mollusc shell

PEZPH : 1996.8
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Mollusc, giant limpet

Giant limpet shell

PEZPH : 1996.9
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Eggs

Ten eggs of various species, blackbird, stonethrush and possibly starling. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.87.2
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Eggs

Ten eggs of various species, blackbird, stonethrush and possibly starling. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.94.2
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Short-eared owl

Short-eared owl

PEZPH : 1996.4
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Shelduck

Shelduck egg. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.232.2
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Gold-crested wren or goldcrest

Goldcrest clutch of 8 eggs collected at Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire on 20 April 1914. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.30.2
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Moorhen

Moorhen clutch of 4 eggs. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.230.2
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Common heron

Grey Heron clutch of 2 eggs. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.231
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Common coot

Coot clutch of 10 eggs, 1 broken. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.229
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Coot

Coot egg. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.229.2
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Moorhen

Moorhen clutch of 10 eggs. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.230
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Hobby

2 eggs of Hobby. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.198.2
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Gannet

Gannet egg. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.226.2
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Kestrel

Kestrel egg. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.194.2a.2
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Sparrow-hawk

Sparrowhawk egg. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.194.2a.1
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