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Current exhibition:
Poems, plays & fairytales
Literary-inspired works by Newlyn artists
15 June - 7 Sept
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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
SUMMER HOURS
From Easter Saturday
to 30 September:
10.00am - 5.00pm
(last admission 4.30pm)
WINNER Cornwall Tourism Awards GOLD
South West Tourism Excellence Awards GOLD
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Social History & Decorative Arts
Card folder for holding loose sheets of paper. Used as promotional material by Penwith District Council. Has a photo montage of various local landmarks on the cover, with the words 'Penwith District Council' in purple typeface and the Council crest at the top. Reverse is white with the Crest and contact details.
card folder for holding loose sheets of paper. Used as promotional material by Penwith District Council. Has a photo montage of various local landmarks on the cover, with the words 'Penwith District Council' in purple typeface and the Council crest at the top. Reverse is white with the Crest and contact details.
Acquisition date: 2006-01-01
Cotton teatowel, produced by the Pilchard Works, Newlyn, to celebrate their centenary in 2005. It has three pilchards in the centre with the words 'Pilchard Works, NEWLYN CORNWALL 1905 - 2005' in brown dye. The Pilchard Works Museum closed down shortly afterwards and was converted into flats, though the company is still catching and selling pilchards.
cotton teatowel, produced by the Pilchard Works, Newlyn, to celebrate their centenary in 2005. It has three pilchards in the centre with the words 'Pilchard Works, NEWLYN CORNWALL 1905 - 2005' in brown dye. The Pilchard Works Museum closed down shortly afterwards and was converted into flats, though the company is still catching and selling pilchards.
Acquisition date: 2005-12-31
Pair of red Serpentine candlesticks, turned on a lathe and made in three sections.
pair of red Serpentine candlesticks, on loan from the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall.
Acquisition date: 2005-12-05
Early miner's lamp.
on loan from the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall.
Acquisition date: 2005-11-24
Bust of Sir C Lemon Bart. Plaster bust with separate granite cubed plinth.
on loan from the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall.
Acquisition date: 2005-11-24
Plaster bust of Sir Davies Gilbert LLD, PRS.
on loan from the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall. Davies was President of the Royal Society, Member of Parliament 1828.
Acquisition date: 2005-11-24
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.
Acquisition date: 2005-11-17
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.
Acquisition date: 2005-10-13
Grey felt arm band with a blue sew-on badge which reads 'Air Defence Cadet Corps Penzance Squadron'. Elastic straps at back.
grey felt arm band with a blue sew-on badge which reads 'Air Defence Cadet Corps Penzance Squadron'. Elastic straps at back.
Acquisition date: 2005-10-13
Six Serpentine waistcoat buttons made from red and green flecked Serpentine rock quarried on the Lizard, mounted on solid silver backs. They are fastened to the original card mount, which states the price 4/6. However, the card has been badly ripped. The buttons are believed to have been made by Justinian Carter, who ran the Wherrytown Serpentine Works.
six Serpentine waistcoat buttons made from red and green flecked Serpentine rock quarried on the Lizard, mounted on solid silver backs. They are fastened to the original card mount, which states the price 4/6. However, the card has been badly ripped. The buttons are believed to have been made by Justinian Carter, who ran the Wherrytown Serpentine Works.
Acquisition date: 2005-09-01