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Museum collections
The collections at Penrith and Eden museum include a heritage collection, the old Penrith collection and the fine art collection
An elephant's tooth, Roman coins, sculpture of a rider, pewter chargers and 'Druids cutting down the mistletoe' painting are objects in the museum’s collection.
Local personalities and people of notoriety include artist Jacob Thompson, trooper William Pearson and wrestler William Jameson.
Find out about the story of Percy Toplis, the monocled mutineer: his life and crimes, his final hours and the inquest into his death.