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 4339 objects in the category Photography

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Coinage Hall Street, Penzance

PEZPH : 1989.634
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Quay Street, Penzance

PEZPH : 1989.630
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The figurehead of the Trinity Yacht Patricia

PEZPH : 1989.619
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Geevor Miners at Wheal Carne Shaft

PEZPH : 1976.381
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The National Milkmaid 1955 demonstrates her art

PEZPH : 2001.120.610
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Building a hand mow of oats

PEZPH : 2001.120.613
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Eglosmeor Mill, Zennor, Cornwall.

PEZPH : 2016.50.480
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The War Memorial in the hall at County School for Boys (Later Humphry Davy School).

PEZPH : 2017.14
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Seven lady bellringers with the vicar, church unknown

PEZPH : 2001.120.3144
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The figurehead of the Mary Barrow

PEZPH : 1989.618
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Morrab Gardens on a snowy day

PEZPH : 1990.229
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View towards Penzance from Wherrytown

PEZPH : 1989.849
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Newlyn Fair

PEZPH : 1990.1340
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The Iraqi students of April 1957 visit Lord St Levan's home farm at Trevarthian

PEZPH : 2001.120.619
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An Iraqi student of April 1957 demonstrating a seed fiddle

PEZPH : 2001.120.620
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The Morrab Gardens, Penzance

PEZPH : 1989.1160
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The Morrab Gardens was the first public garden in Cornwall. It is carefully tended by the local council gardeners and despite hosting rare and beautiful exotic plants all year around, is used and appreciated by local people and visitors of all ages on every day of the year. It provides colourful tranquillity in the heart of Penzance.

PEZPH : 1989.1166
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A fisherman is attending to his crab pots on the beach

PEZPH : 2011.293


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