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

Gannet

Gannet egg. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.226.2
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Gannet

Gannet egg collected on Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde, Scotland in 1911. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.8.226
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Gannet

Gannet in a case, mounted by W H Vingoe of Penzance.

PEZPH : 1975.124
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Garden warbler

Garden Warbler clutch of 4 eggs collected in Shrewsbury, Shropshire on 1 June 1893. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.1.15
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Garden warbler

Garden Warbler clutch of 4 eggs collected in Shrewsbury, Shropshire in 1892. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.1.14
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Garden warbler with cuckoo

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

PEZPH : 1996.31.3.103
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Glaucous gull

Glaucous gull in a case, mounted by W H Eva of Penzance.

PEZPH : 1975.127
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Goethite ore

Piece of goethite ore, the source for the pigment known as yellow ochre. It is also the primary mineral in some important iron ores.

PEZPH : 1994.237
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Gold-crested wren or goldcrest

Goldcrest clutch of 8 eggs collected at Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire on 20 April 1914. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.9.30.2
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Goldcrest

Goldcrest, mounted in case with a goldfinch.

PEZPH : 1991.544.1
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Golden-crested wren

Gold-crested wren clutch of 9 eggs. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.1.30
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Golden eagle

Golden eagle egg. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.6.206
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Golden plover

Golden Plover clutch of 4 eggs collected in the Glen of Imaal, Wicklow Mountains, Ireland. Part of a larger group collected by Major Lyster.

PEZPH : 1996.31.7.172
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Goldfinch

Goldfinch, mounted in case with a goldcrest.

PEZPH : 1991.544.2
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Granite

Piece of granite.

PEZPH : 1994.253
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Granite

Piece of fine grained granite.

PEZPH : 1994.254
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Granite

Piece of granite with a quartz cross within it.

PEZPH : 1994.229
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Granite with tin ore

Piece of granite with tin ore running through it.

PEZPH : 1994.232a
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