The museum was founded in the market hall in 1949.[1] It expanded into the meat market in the early 1980s and into the adjoining Drill Hall in 1999.[4]
In front of the building is a cannon salvaged from the wreck of the frigateHMS Anson which foundered off Loe Bar on 29 December 1807.[5]
The Museum's collection reflects both the social and industrial history of The Lizard Peninsula, from mining, fishing and farming through to home life in the 18th - 20th centuries.
Previously run by Cornwall Council, management of the museum was taken over by the South Kerrier Heritage Trust in August 2013.[6] The Trust is a local registered charity working with the community, and day-to-day work at the museum is largely undertaken by volunteers.[7]
^ abClegg David (2005). Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly: the complete guide. Matador. p. 175. ISBN978-1904744993. from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^"WW1 Great War Centenary - Drill Halls :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". geograph.org.uk. 2015. from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
^"The Drill Hall Project> Database> Cornwall> Helston". drillhalls.org. 2010. from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
^"ANSON SHIP OF THE LINE 1781-1807". wrecksite.eu. 2015. from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
^"MINUTES OF A MEETING OF HELSTON TOWN COUNCIL - 13558314222.pdf" (PDF). pdf.js. 2013. (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
^"South Kerrier Heritage Trust". Charity Commission. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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