Redruth Old Cornwall Society Museum

Redruth Old Cornwall Society Museum is part of Cornwall Gold and is located on New Portreath Rd, between Redruth and Portreath.

The Mining Section

The mining section contains a number of mine lamps including some carbide lamps which produce and burn acetylene (C2H2). These were used in the tin mining industry from about 1900.

The Mineral Collection

The mineral collection includes many Neolithic flint spear heads, arrow heads and scrapers. The majority of these were found in the Carn Brea area.

The Cornish Kitchen

To the left of the museum entrance is a replica of an old Cornish kitchen complete with Cornish Range. To the right of the kitchen are earphones giving an audio description of what it was like in an old Cornish kitchen.

The Brewery Collection

The Brewery collection is mainly made up of artefacts from the Redruth Brewery. Redruth Brewery started in 1742 and closed in 2004.