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.

 

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Found 2003 objects in the category Social History

tourism guidebook

Tourism guidebook

Cornwall Holiday Guide, 1963

PEZPH : 1987.5
Social History

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tourism guidebook

Tourism guidebook

Penzance tourist guidebook, 1968

PEZPH : 1987.1
Social History

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tourism guidebook

Tourism guidebook

Penzance on the Cornish Riviera

PEZPH : 1987.2
Social History

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tourism guidebook

Tourism guidebook

Penzance on the Cornish Riviera

PEZPH : 1987.3
Social History

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tourism guidebook, St. Ives, the Gem of the Cornish Riviera

Tourism guidebook, St. Ives, the Gem of the Cornish Riviera

St. Ives guidebook

PEZPH : 1999.196
Social History

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tourism guidebook, Summer Days

Tourism guidebook, Summer Days

'Summer Days' tourism guidebook

PEZPH : 1987.45
Social History

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tourism guidebooks

Tourism guidebooks

three copies of the booklet 'Penzance - The Cornish Riviera'. Image on front depicts Penzance from Paul Hill, from a painting by Herbert Truman.

PEZPH : 1987.31.1-3
Social History

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tourism guide book to St. Michael's Mount

Tourism guide book to St. Michael's Mount

Tourist guide book to St Michael's Mount

PEZPH : 1990.539
Social History

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tourism leaflet

Tourism leaflet

Three tourist guide leaflets in Art Deco style cover with St. Michael's Mount and fishing boats, inside map and accommodation list, 1936-1939. Issued by the Borough of Penzance.

PEZPH : 1987.34.1-3
Social History

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tourism map

Tourism map

'Tourist map of the Cornish Riviera', published by Roberts and Co., Nottingham. Pale green cover with brown inscription, decorated with foliage. Interior shows a map surrounded by colour advertisements. Outer cover bears the writing 'LJW and BMW' (in pencil).

PEZPH : 1987.24
Social History

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tourism map

Tourism map

Pointer Guide map of Penzance

PEZPH : 1987.26
Social History

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tourism map

Tourism map

Tourist map of Penwith

PEZPH : 1987.11
Social History

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Tourist guide

Tourist guide

Tourist guide to St Ives, with crown mines and Poldark Characters,1980

PEZPH : 1989.255
Social History

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tourist guidebook

Tourist guidebook

South West Cornwall tourism guidebook

PEZPH : 1986.1
Social History

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tourist guidebook

Tourist guidebook

South West Cornwall tourist guidebook

PEZPH : 1986.2
Social History

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tourist guidebook

Tourist guidebook

Lands End and District

PEZPH : 1987.4
Social History

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tourist souvenir bookmark

Tourist souvenir bookmark

picture of St Michael's Mount

PEZPH : 1995.10
Social History

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town criers hat

Town criers hat

PEZPH : 1991.1194
Social History

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