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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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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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Acc.no: PEZPH : 2016.50.1001


Identification

Item: Gulval Cross, Gulval, Cornwall.

Description: An unusual granite stone at Gulval Church moved from this site to the left of the church porch in the late 19th century. According to the Archaeological Societies Mick Aston, Teresa Hall, Professor Rosemary Cramp, Ann Preston-Jones and Andrew Langdon, this large block of coarse granite with carvings on four facings is 9th or 10th century. Set in the top is a lantern crosshead of a late medieval cross. In 2013, the team set up spotlights and mirrors one night and took photographs of all four sides, on the south side, it looks like an angel holding a book, on the north face a seated figure holding a lyre, on the west face seems to be an evangelist seated and writing and on the east face a possible figure of David struggling with a lion.

Condition: Good


Description

Material: Photographic paper


Production

Method: Printed


Category: Photography

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