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Opening times
Monday to Saturday (closed Sundays)
CURRENT HOURS
10.30 am - 4.30 pm
(last admission 4.00pm)
Admission £4.50 adults,
£3.00 concessions,
under 18s FREE
ADMISSION FREE ON SATURDAYS
WINTER HOURS
From 1 October
to Good Friday:
10.30am - 4.30pm
(last admission 4.00pm)
WINNER Cornwall Tourism Awards GOLD
South West Tourism Excellence Awards SILVER
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Social History & Decorative Arts
Two pieces of rectangular white paper in the form of unused mourning letters, with black edging. Each has a watermark '64 Mill / Hard-Sized'.
two pieces of rectangular white paper in the form of unused mourning letters, with black edging. Each has a watermark '64 Mill / Hard-Sized'.
Two pieces of steel, with hook, for making fires
two pieces of steel, with hook, for making fires
Two pronged steel, hinged finger guard, bone handle
two pronged steel, hinged finger guard, bone handle
Two removeable hot-plate rings which fit together, from model of Cornish range
Two removeable hot-plate rings which fit together, from model of Cornish range
Two round yellow and black Air Raid Patrol badges, bearing the Cornish coat of Arms. These badges would have been sewn onto an ARP uniform or civilian clothing.
two round yellow and black Air Raid Patrol badges, bearing the Cornish coat of Arms. These badges would have been sewn onto an ARP uniform or civilian clothing.
Two turned napkin rings, made from red and green flecked Serpentine rock quarried on the Lizard. 136.2 is redder than 136.1. Not really a pair.
two turned napkin rings, made from red and green flecked Serpentine rock quarried on the Lizard. 136.2 is redder than 136.1. Not really a pair.
Two Women's Auxiliary Air Force dog tags on string, belonging to Ellen Rouse. There is a brown, round tag and a green hexagonal tag. They both read '2068810 ROUSE O D' on one side and 'WAAF' on the other.
two Women's Auxiliary Air Force dog tags on string, belonging to Ellen Rouse. There is a brown, round tag and a green hexagonal tag. They both read '2068810 ROUSE O D' on one side and 'WAAF' on the other.
Two-handled, silver-plated presentation cup awarded for 3rd place in the P.A.A two mile cycle race in 1910. It is though that P.A.A. refers to the 'Penzance Alverton Althletica' and was won by Harold Tregenza, son of John Samuel Tregenza.
two-handled, silver-plated presentation cup awarded for 3rd place in the P.A.A two mile cycle race in 1910. It is though that P.A.A. refers to the 'Penzance Alverton Althletica' and was won by Harold Tregenza, son of John Samuel Tregenza.
