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

Cupped stone

bun- shaped stone with shallow hollows on two faces

PEZPH : 1990.1796
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Disc possibly a pot cover

Disc, possibly a pot cover, found at Maen Castle, Sennen.

PEZPH : 1975.705
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Double hole stone

PEZPH : 1990.1856
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Dress pin

Silver gilt dress pin

PEZPH : 2017.18
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Dress pin

Tudor silver gilt dress pin

PEZPH : 2013.L2
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Dress pin

Silver gilt dress pin with a decorated spherical head on a wire shaft bent into a right angle, probably for use.

PEZPH : 2011.L5
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Duck pattern sherd

red sherd with 'duck' pattern

PEZPH : temp.21
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Early bronze age flint arrowhead

barbed and tanged Early Bronze Age arrowhead found at Porthcurno.

PEZPH : 1975.538
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Earthenware sherds from the Porcelain Tower Nanking

earethenware sherds, C15th, from the Porcelain Tower, Nanking

PEZPH : 1990.550.1-2
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Elongated pebble

A rolled elongated pebble possibly used as a tool for example a hammer stone.

PEZPH : 2005.29.148
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Elongated pebble

An elongated pebble possibly used as a tool for example a hammer-stone.

PEZPH : 2005.29.149
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Elongated pebble

An elongated pebble possibly a tool for example a hammer stone.

PEZPH : 2005.29.147
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Elongated pebble

A rolled elonglated pebble possibly used a a hammer stone.

PEZPH : 2005.29.145
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Flat axe

Bronze Age flat axe forund at Penolva, near Paul.

PEZPH : 1984.42
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Flat slate flake

A slate flake, found below turf, with one ended worked

PEZPH : 2005.30.19
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Flint

PEZPH : 2005.29.101
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Flint

flint

PEZPH : 2005.31.8
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Flint

A flint lithic.

PEZPH : 2005.29.22
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