Penlee House
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.- Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum and art gallery in Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Penlee House Gallery”, “Penlee House Gallery & Museum”, “Penlee House Museum and Gallery”, and “West Cornwall Arts Archive”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morrab Library and Morrab Gardens.
Morrab Library
Library
Photo: Northmetpit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Morrab Library is a subscription library in Penzance, Cornwall in England. The library, situated in Morrab House within Morrab Gardens, was founded in 1818 and is financed through membership subscriptions, legacies, grants, and a regular contribution from the Dennis G C Myner Charitable Trust. Morrab Library is situated 500 feet east of Penlee House.
Morrab Gardens
Park
Photo: Palickap, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morrab Gardens are a municipal garden covering 1.2 ha to the south of Penzance town centre, Cornwall. It is known for its Mediterranean and sub-tropical plants; and for housing the Morrab Library in the grounds. Morrab Gardens is situated 720 feet east of Penlee House.
St John’s Hall
Public building
Photo: Gazamp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St John's Hall, formerly known as the Public Buildings, Penzance, is a municipal building in Alverton Street, Penzance, Cornwall, England. The structure, which was the headquarters of Penzance Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building. St John’s Hall is situated 830 feet north of Penlee House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wherrytown and Newlyn.
Wherrytown
Suburb
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Newlyn
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Heamoor
Village
Photo: Jowaninpensans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heamoor is a village in Cornwall, England. Formerly a secondary settlement of the village of Madron, Heamoor is situated approximately one-and-a half kilometres northwest of Penzance town centre.
Penlee House
- Categories: art museum, history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Penzance, West Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.11649° or 50° 6′ 59″ northLongitude
-5.53998° or 5° 32′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C2P4F86+H2OpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q2069041
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Slovenian—“Penlee House” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Penlee House”
- Finnish: “Penlee House Gallery and Museum”
- French: “Musée Penlee House”
- German: “Penlee House”
- Italian: “Penlee House”
- Japanese: “ペンリー・ハウス”
- Slovenian: “Penlee House Museum and Gallery”
- Slovenian: “Penlee House”
- Slovenian: “Penleejev muzej in galerija”
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