Museum Details
 | Lawrence House Museum | Contact Person Honorary Curator T: 01566 773277 www.lawrencehousemuseum.org.uk E-mail: lawrencehousemuseum@yahoo.co.uk | Free admission |
| Opening Hours | |
Monday 29 March - Monday 29 October Saturdays: April 17, May 15, June 5 & 19, July 17, August 21 | Open evenings, weekends all year by appointment for groups or individuals for study. Last admission 30 minutes before closing. |
Museum Description
Lawrence House, Launceston, built in 1753, was given to the National Trust to help preserve the Georgian character of Castle Street. Lawrence House is a Grade II listed building and is now leased to Launceston Town Council and in use as a local museum and civic centre. Lawrence House Museum details the history of the town from early times to the present day. Full of interesting exhibits, it features a toy museum, a Victorian kitchen and exhibits on some of the notable people associated with the town, such as John Couch Adams, the astronomer who is credited with co-discovering Neptune in 1846, and Charles Causley the poet. There is also a collection of delightful watercolours of bridges in the area painted by local artist Otho B Peter in the early 1900s, a Herbarium for Devon and Cornwall compiled between 1885 and 1925, and a scale model of the old Launceston Southern Railway Station.
PROGRAMME 2010Monday March 29 | Museum opens |
| New permanent exhibition dedicated to the life and work of Charles Causley | |
| Monday April 5 – Friday April 30 | On display: Otho Peters’ watercolours of bridges in East Cornwall and West Devon |
| Saturday April 17 | Museum open |
| Monday May 3 – Wednesday June 30 | Curious Curves – visiting exhibition on loan from the Royal Albert Museum Exeter. Featuring women’s dress from the past, it shows how women achieved their fashionable silhouettes. Complementary exhibition of women’s wear from Lawrence House’s collection |
| Saturday May 15 | Museum open 2.00-4.00pm |
| Saturday June 5 | Museum open – 2.30pm Concert by Launceston Town Band in garden |
| Saturday June 19 | Garden party to celebrate installation of sculpture by Turner Prize winner, Grenville Davey |
| Saturday July 17 | Museum open |
| Monday July 5 – Friday July 16 | Exhibition of work by Gwynngala - Cornish Artists & Makers |
| Late July | Exhibition of art and photography by Launceston College A level students |
| August - October | On display: Otho Peters’ watercolours of bridges in East Cornwall and West Devon |
| Saturday August 21 | Museum open |
| Saturday September 11 | Craft Day |
| Friday October 29 | Museum closes |
Type of Museum | Types of Collections | Facilities |
| Agricultural Heritage Industrial Heritage Local or Family History Social History | Agricultural Heritage Communications Local History Machinery Military Natural History Social History Textiles Tools Weapons | Toilets Partial disabled access Parking (pay & display nearby) Picnic area Children's activities |
