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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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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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Penlee House is committed to lifelong learning. We run workshops for all age groups and offer a school workshop programme.

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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.

B/w print

Acc.no: PEZPH : 1990.1174


Identification

Item: Seas breaking over the wreck of the SS Ornais II at Trebarvah Beach, Perranuthnoe

Description: The French steam ship SS Ornais II, built at Bordeaux in 1920, ran aground on Trebarvah Beach, Perranuthnoe on 5, 6 or 7 December 1929. This postcard shows waves breaking over the wreck. She was on passage from Le Havre to Port Talbot for coal. All her crew survived; the wreck broke up on the beach. St Michael's Mount is in the background.

Condition: Good


Description

Height: Mm

Width: Mm

Material: Photograph


Production

Method: Printed postcard

Person: Gibson, Herbert or James


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