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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
Wooden and metal washboard with "Northern Queen" written on it.
wooden and metal washboard with "Northern Queen" written on it.
Wooden box till with drawer. Drawer has round wells to hold the money. Top of till opens to reveal a lift out tray and wooden cog for rolling the receipt around. Lid of till has small slit for threading receipt through. Patent number 2893.
wooden box till with drawer. Drawer has round wells to hold the money. Top of till opens to reveal a lift out tray and wooden cog for rolling the receipt around. Lid of till has small slit for threading receipt through. Patent number 2893.
Wooden gavel, with plaque which commemorates boththe Festival of Britain in 1951 and the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Presented by Officers and members of the West Penwith RDC. Base is square and has a plaque which reads 'WEST PENWITH RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL'. This second plaque is hallmarked bottom left. Green felt on base of base.
wooden gavel, with plaque which commemorates boththe Festival of Britain in 1951 and the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Presented by Officers and members of the West Penwith RDC. Base is square and has a plaque which reads 'WEST PENWITH RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL'. This second plaque is hallmarked bottom left. Green felt on base of base.
Wooden handled brass seal used by food and drug inspector bearing town crest
wooden handled brass seal used by food and drug inspector bearing town crest
Wooden mousetrap with three holes. Metal springs attached at top.
wooden mousetrap with three holes. Metal springs attached at top.
Wooden oak cask bound with six brass hoops on side and flattened with bung in centre top made from timbers of HMS Indus by a Penzance seaman
wooden oak cask bound with six brass hoops on side and flattened with bung in centre top made from timbers of HMS Indus by a Penzance seaman
Wooden t-square inscribed 'Forbes'. Probably belonged to Stanhope Forbes' son Alec, who trained as an architect.
Wooden t-square inscribed 'Forbes'. Probably belonged to Stanhope Forbes' son Alec, who trained as an architect.
World War One general service medal awarded to William Harvey Gendall. The front of the medal shows the profile and side view of a naked male figure on horseback. The horse is standing on a shield embossed with an eagle and to the left of the shield is a skull and cross bones. There is a sun in the top right of the medal. The front of the medal has the numbers '1914' on the left edge and '1918' on the right edge. The reverse of the medal has a profile of King George V facing left and the inscription 'GEORGIVS V BRITT OMN REX ET IND IMP'. The edge of the medal is inscribed - '132785 SPR W. H. Gendall R.E.'
World War One general service medal awarded to William Harvey Gendall. The front of the medal shows the profile and side view of a naked male figure on horseback. The horse is standing on a shield embossed with an eagle and to the left of the shield is a skull and cross bones. There is a sun in the top right of the medal. The front of the medal has the numbers '1914' on the left edge and '1918' on the right edge. The reverse of the medal has a profile of King George V facing left and the inscription 'GEORGIVS V BRITT OMN REX ET IND IMP'. The edge of the medal is inscribed - '132785 SPR W. H. Gendall R.E.'
World War One star medal awarded to William Harvey Gendall . The medal is star-shaped with two crossed swords on the front - hilts at the bottom. There is a crown at the top a letter 'v' encircled by a capital letter 'G' at the bottom and a circular wreath leading from the v and G letters to the crown at the top. In the centre of the medal is '1914-15'. There is an inscription on the back of the medal '132785, SPR. W. H. Gendall. R.E.'
World War One star medal awarded to William Harvey Gendall . The medal is star-shaped with two crossed swords on the front - hilts at the bottom. There is a crown at the top a letter 'v' encircled by a capital letter 'G' at the bottom and a circular wreath leading from the v and G letters to the crown at the top. In the centre of the medal is '1914-15'. There is an inscription on the back of the medal '132785, SPR. W. H. Gendall. R.E.'