Lawrence House Museum

Step into the history of a Cornish community

Opening Times

The main museum is closed.

Pop-Up Museum

Opening Tuesday to Friday 10am -4pm, Saturday 10am to 1pm.

Getting Here

Pop-Up Museum: Merchant’s House, 13 High Street, Launceston, PL15 8ER

Costume Collection

Edwardian Dress
Edwardian Dress

There is a wonderful collection of costumes from the 18th century to the 1960s, including a uniform jacket of the Launceston and Newport Volunteers, formed to counter a threat from Napoleon on display in the Launceston Room on the ground floor.

A selection of our wonderful wedding dress collection is back on display for 2020.

  • Wedding Dress
    Wedding Dress from the 1930’s
  • uniform jacket of the Launceston and Newport Volunteers
    Uniform jacket of the Launceston and Newport Volunteers
  • Soldiers uniforms in costume store
    Soldiers uniforms in costume store