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St Agnes Museum

Museum Details


St Agnes museum building

St Agnes Museum
Penwinnick Road
St Agnes
TR5 0PA

Contact Person

Museum
T: 01872 553228

Liz Thompson
T:01872 552816

Website

 Free Admission

Opening Hours
Easter - end October
Open Every Day
10:30 am - 5:00 pm


The Whitworth Collection   Figurehead   Turtle  

Museum Description

Housed in a former chapel of rest, St Agnes museum has a collection based on the parish of St Agnes, its history and its people, from mining to fishing, portraits by John and Edward Opie, a huge Leatherback Turtle, the Whitworth Collection depicting five generations of local village doctors from one family and for 2010, a new display on Methodism in the Parish, celebrating the 150th anniversary of St Agnes Methodist Church, and a newly refurbished Family History section.

Type of MuseumTypes of CollectionsFacilities

Agricultural Heritage
Applied & Fine Art
Fishing
Folklore
Industrial Heritage
Local & Family History
Maritime
Mining
Social History

Applied and/or Fine Art
Archaeology
Fishing
Folklore
Geology
Industrial Heritage
Local History
Mining
Natural History
Religious History
Shipping
Social History

Shop
Children's Activities
Wheelchair access to the ground floor only