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 465 objects in the category Natural Science

Sandwich tern

Sandwich tern, shot at Penberth Cove on 14 February 1912.

PEZPH : 1991.563
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Schorl tourmaline

Piece of schorl tourmaline ore, the most common form of Tourmaline, a complex sodium iron aluminium boro-silicate hydroxide.

PEZPH : 1994.248
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Sedge warbler

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

PEZPH : 1996.31.1.35
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Sedge warbler

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

PEZPH : 1996.31.1.34
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Sedge warbler with cuckoo

Cuckoo egg in clutch of 3 Sedge Warbler eggs. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.3.104
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Shag

Shag clutch of 3 eggs collected on the Saltee Isles, County Wexford, Ireland. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.8.218
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Shag

Shag

PEZPH : 1991.1141
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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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Shelduck

Shelduck clutch of 5 eggs. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.10.232
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Shell, snail

Mollusc shell excavated at Magor Farm, Camborne by Colonel FC Hirst in 1931.

PEZPH : 1975.640
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Short-eared owl

Short-eared owl

PEZPH : 1996.4
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Short-eared owl

Short-eared Owl clutch of 5 eggs. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.5.146
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Shoveler

Shoveler clutch of 6 eggs. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.10.236
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Shoveler

Shoveler, mounted by Rowland Ward Ltd, London.

PEZPH : 1991.564
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Siskin

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

PEZPH : 1996.31.2.49
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Skylark

Skylark clutch of 3 eggs. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.4.111
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Skylark

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

PEZPH : 1996.31.4.112
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Skylark

Skylark clutch of 3 eggs. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.4.113
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