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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Postcard 591 Porthminster Beach, St Ives, Cornwall

Porthminster Beach, St Ives

PEZPH : 1992.506


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Black and white/sepia postcard

As I Was Going to St Ives I met ...........................

PEZPH : 1992.1019


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Colour postcard

Greetings from Dear Old Cornwall, Land's End

PEZPH : 1992.1020
Photography


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Black and white/sepia postcard

Penzance from Newlyn

PEZPH : 1992.1045


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Black and white/sepia postcard

Penzance from Newlyn

PEZPH : 1992.1049


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Black and white/sepia postcard

Penzance Promenade

PEZPH : 1992.1052


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Black and white/sepia postcard

Pavilion and Promenade, Penzance

PEZPH : 1992.1059


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Coloured postcard

Penzance Promenade, c.1907

PEZPH : 1992.1060


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Newlyn Harbour in the 1950s

PEZPH : 1991.645


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B/w print

The Carbis Bay Hotel was built in 1894 over old mine workings. The name Carbis Bay was invented by the Great Western Railway during the building of the St Ives branch line from St Erth which was completed in 1877. The old districts before the invention of Carbis Bay were Carbis Valley, Carbis Water at the top of the valley or Baripper of Carracts Gladden Cove, and the Beach.

PEZPH : 1991.646


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HMS Warspite off Cudden Point, Prussia Cove

PEZPH : 1991.648
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The Lightship Belnor loading in Penzance Harbour

PEZPH : 1991.65


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Penzance schoolchildren posing with a World War Two bomb near Tolver Place, Penzance

PEZPH : 1991.670


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B/w print

Penlee House was built about 1864 by J R Branwell for his family. He was a local businessman and benefactor. His son, John, took many photographs of the family, house and grounds from the 1880s and his collection is housed in the Penlee House Museum. In 1946, backed by public subscription, Penzance Borough Council purchased the house and grounds to serve as a memorial to the service people and civilians who had been killed during World War Two. It is now a museum and art gallery, open to the public from Monday to Saturday.

PEZPH : 1991.505


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Black and white/sepia postcard

The harbour, Newlyn

PEZPH : 1991.522


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HMS Warspite aground in Mounts Bay in 1947

PEZPH : 1991.634
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SS Lyonnesse and HMS Argus in Penzance Floating Dock with Seized French Crabbers.

PEZPH : 1991.401


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Construction of the dock basin in Penzance

PEZPH : 1991.438


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