Alverton Primary School

Alverton Primary School is a school in Penzance, West Cornwall, England which is located on Toltuff Crescent. Alverton Primary School is situated nearby to the park Lariggan Gardens, as well as near the pitch Mennaye Field.

Type: School
Description: school in Cornwall, UK
Address: Toltuff Crescent, Alverton, Penzance, TR18 4QD

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mennaye Field and Penlee House.

Mennaye Field

Pitch

The Mennaye Field is a sports stadium located in Penzance, Cornwall, UK. The ground was provided by the Borough of Penzance for the Penzance and Newlyn RFC formed on Tuesday, 12 December 1944 with the amalgamation of Penzance RFC and Newlyn RFC. Mennaye Field is situated 980 feet east of Alverton Primary School.

Penlee House

Museum

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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. Penlee House is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Alverton Primary School.

Newlyn Art Gallery

Art gallery

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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. Newlyn Art Gallery is situated 1,900 feet south of Alverton Primary School.

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.