Galleries · South West England
Penlee House Museum and Gallery
Penlee House Museum and Gallery — museum and art gallery in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance · 0.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Penlee House Museum and Gallery is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1839. Address: TR18 4HE. Wikidata describes it as: "museum and art gallery in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.1164°, -5.5411°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Penlee House is a museum and art gallery in the town of Penzance, Cornwall, home to many paintings by members of the Newlyn School, including The Rain It Raineth Every Day by Norman Garstin, School is Out by Elizabeth Forbes, Among the Missing by Walter Langley and On Paul Hill by Stanhope Forbes. It is operated by Penzance Town Council in association with Cornwall Council.
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Background
History
Penlee House was originally built in 1865 as the home of the wealthy Branwell family under the directions of John Richards Branwell. The house and gardens were described in The Cornishman as "delightful" and a "perfect picture", though Branwell owned the newspaper.) On his death in 1902, one of his daughter's, Edith looked after the estate and house, and on her death in 1918, it passed to her elder brother, Alfred. Following Alfred's death in 1939, the property passed to his two daughters, Mrs Vera Hancock and Mrs Sybil Ferguson who sold the house and estate to Penzance Borough Council in 1946. The council purchased Penlee Park as a memorial to the dead of World War II and Penlee House was…
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- Coordinates
- 50.1164, -5.5411
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- Penzance
- Postcode
- TR18 4HE
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Established
- 1839
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance — 0.9 km
- Official site
- www.penleehouse.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2069041 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Penlee House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Penlee House 2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Penlee House Museum and Gallery?
- Penlee House Museum and Gallery is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR18 4HE), in the parish of Penzance.
- When was Penlee House Museum and Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1839.
- Is Penlee House Museum and Gallery a protected site?
- Yes — Penlee House Museum and Gallery is part of the Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the West Penwith Moors and Downs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Penlee House Museum and Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Penzance, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TR18 4HE.