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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)
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South West Tourism Excellence Awards GOLD
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Social History & Decorative Arts
A 'Folk' design tankard of tapering from decorated in black with a stylised lion on a sponged and sprayed orange background.
A 'Folk' design tankard of tapering from decorated in black with a stylised lion on a sponged and sprayed orange background.
A 16 page obituary supplement of Winston Churchill : 'Winston Churchill The Story of a Man of Destiny' , taken from the Daily Telegraph, dated Monday January 25th 1965. Written by Colin R. Coote and includes photographs.
a 16 page obituary supplement of Winston Churchill : 'Winston Churchill The Story of a Man of Destiny' , taken from the Daily Telegraph, dated Monday January 25th 1965. Written by Colin R. Coote and includes photographs.
A booklet written by Kay Browne on 'Edward VIII/ The Inheritor of a Tradition', which would have cost 1d. It was published at the Empire Day Movement in London, and has a photo on the cover of King Edward VIII. 8 pages long, it documents the life of Edward VIII before he became King.
a booklet written by Kay Browne on 'Edward VIII/ The Inheritor of a Tradition', which would have cost 1d. It was published at the Empire Day Movement in London, and has a photo on the cover of King Edward VIII. 8 pages long, it documents the life of Edward VIII before he became King.
A brown paper bag from Frank Jacob's Drapers shop, in Penzance. On one side only is printed in blue and red writing 'Frank Jacobs Ltd. Penzance 'Phone 2032' with a picture of St Michael's Mount above. There is also a white bag with black writing and image in the collection (2001.127).
a brown paper bag from Frank Jacob's Drapers shop, in Penzance. On one side only is printed in blue and red writing 'Frank Jacobs Ltd. Penzance 'Phone 2032' with a picture of St Michael's Mount above. There is also a white bag with black writing and image in the collection (2001.127).
A devotional poem typical of his style, in form of an acrostic. The first letters of each line spell the name of John Verrant for whom the poem was written. An identifying feature is the method of signing.
The item is a handbill poem written by Henry Quick of Zennor on December 1, 1835. It was written for John Verrant of St Hilary, and the first letters of each line spell the man's name. Henry Quick gives details of both his and John Verrant's age, at the time of writing the poem, and he signs his poem in a very identifiable style.
A fragile document, printed black on white, under the name of the Mayor of Penzance, John Birch, printed in 1938 and soliciting donations towards the 'Mayor's Fund for the Poor, 1938'. It explains the reasoning behind the fund and how the total amount distributed from Christmas 1937 was over 130. The fund is now exhausted and the document states that Mr. Birch will restart it by the donation of 10.00.
headed Borough of Penzance Mayor's fund for the poor 1938
A gold wreath with pink roses and the lettering Present from Marazion
a gold wreath with pink roses and the lettering Present from Marazion
A handbill, upon which is printed a poem, entitled 'Lay, By a Cabby'. The paper has been backed with a piece of board.
A handbill, upon which is printed a poem, entitled 'Lay, By a Cabby'. The paper has been backed with a piece of board.