Newlyn Art Gallery

Newlyn Art Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in Newlyn, Cornwall, UK. Opened in 1895, designed by James Hicks of Redruth and financed by John Passmore Edwards the gallery was conceived as a home and exhibition venue for the Newlyn School of Art the works of which are now largely located at Penlee House Gallery and Museum in nearby Penzance.

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Type: Art gallery
Description: contemporary art gallery in Cornwall
Also known as: “Newlyn Gallery” and “Newlyn Orion Gallery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Peter’s Church and Tolcarne Inn Public House.

St. Peter’s Church

Church

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St. Peter’s Church is situated 740 feet west of Newlyn Art Gallery.

Tolcarne Inn Public House

Pub

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Tolcarne Inn Public House is situated 410 feet south of Newlyn Art Gallery.

Newlyn Tidal Observatory

Observatory

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Newlyn Tidal Observatory is a grade II listed tide gauge hut on the South Pier in Newlyn, Cornwall in England. Measurements of sea level taken at the observatory between 1915 and 1921 were used to define the reference level, Ordnance Datum Newlyn, for height measurement on the British mainland. Newlyn Tidal Observatory is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Newlyn Art Gallery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newlyn and Wherrytown.

Newlyn

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Newlyn is a fishing village in West Cornwall, a mile or two south of Penzance. The mediaeval quay, beloved of the Newlyn School painters, still exists and there are many charming cottages and narrow lanes to explore.

Wherrytown

Suburb

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Wherrytown is a small settlement in west Cornwall, United Kingdom, on the east side of the Laregan River, between Newlyn and Penzance. It was formerly in the civil parish of Madron and was incorporated into the Borough of Penzance in 1934 when local government was reorganised.