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 415 objects in the category Archaeology

Bone

bone found at Roskestal, St Levan.

PEZPH : 1975.567
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Bowl

replica of a cordoned decorated bowl

PEZPH : 1978.46
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Bowl

replica of a cordoned decorated bowl found St Mawgan-in-Pydar

PEZPH : 1978.42
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Bowl reconstructed

Bowl, reconstructed, found at Porthmeor, near Zennor.

PEZPH : 1984.57
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Bowl segment

Part of an Iron Age / Romano - British stone bowl with rim and foot, found at Vyneck, near St Buryan.

PEZPH : 1989.11
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Bronze age axe head

bronze age axe head found at St Buryan

PEZPH : 1975.502
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Bronze age axe head

Bronze Age axe head found at St Erth

PEZPH : 1975.500
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Bronze age celt

Bronze Age celt found at St Erth.

PEZPH : 1975.515
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Bronze age celt

Bronze Age celt

PEZPH : 1975.516
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Bronze age celt

Bronze Age celt found at St Erth.

PEZPH : 1975.514
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Bronze age celt

Bronze Age Celt found at Higher Roseworthy Farm, Camborne. Found buried in small pit with fragments of some 40-50 celts of similar pattern, whereabouts now unknown.

PEZPH : 1975.504
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Bronze age celt

Bronze Age Celt found at Higher Roseworthy Farm, Camborne. Found buried in small pit with fragments of some 40-50 celts of similar pattern, whereabouts now unknown.

PEZPH : 1975.503
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Bronze age sherd

fragments of collared urn. 4 sherds, 3 from same pot

PEZPH : 1990.5.1-4
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Bronze age spear head

Late pegged coper alloy spear head, late Bronze Age. Found at Pentewan, near St Austell in possible ancient tin streams.

PEZPH : 1975.517
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Brooch

Roman brooch

PEZPH : 2011.L6
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Carved face, cast of

Original label reads 'cast of a face carved on a granite boulder found in the north wall of Chypraze Mill, Morvah'. The cast was taken by Colonel FC Hirst in 1934.

PEZPH : 1990.1809
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Charcoal lumps

Four charcoal pieces found in light brown gravelly soil.

PEZPH : 2005.30.31
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Charcoal lumps

3 small charcoal lumps found in the greyish clay below dark earth layer.

PEZPH : 2005.30.30
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