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Trevelyan House We are located at Trevelyan House 16 Chapel Street Penzance Cornwall TR18 4AW Tel: 01736-366597   The house was built about 1750 and has for some years been a Grade II Listed Building. In the 19th century it was the newspaper offices of the county's daily newspaper. Throughout most of the 20th century it was a lodging house. Its location is on the most beautiful of the town's streets, leading from Market Jew Street to the harbour, making it an ideal venue for our membership. The Hypatia Trust created a partnership with the Humphry Davy Research Group, and the West Cornwall Art Archive to create the study centre. The Art Archive rapidly outgrew the available space in Trevelyan House and was offered temporary refuge in the Cornwall Records Office in February 2006. The archives are currently in cold store whilst the Art Archive seeks premises. Together we are able to reach out to communities of interest, local, national and international. Available here are special library collections, meeting and seminar rooms, an internet lab, and catering facilities -- feeding both the mind and the body! The historic house is a special treat itself. In its 250 year history it has housed important families of the district, the surgeon of the town, the only daily newspaper Cornwall has ever had (`Cornish Telegraph') and in the late 19th century, the YWCA.   The Hypatia Trust Office There are also ordering facilities for Hypatia Publications.

Opening events took place during the weekend of 28th November - 1st December 2002, with the official opening by the Mayor of Penzance, Cllr. Ruth Simpson, on the evening of Friday 29th November.

The Lime Tree Restaurant

In 2006 The Hypatia Trust consolidated its facilities into the first floor of Trevelyan House. The ground floor is now occupied by The Lime Tree restaurant, which is open Tuesdays - Saturdays for lunch and dinner. Opening times are 12 - 2.30pm and 6.30 - 9pm, and The Lime Tree is also available for group bookings Monday - Sunday.

The husband and wife team of Justin and Miki Ashton moved to Cornwall in 2002, following 10 years of working in London's restaurant and bar industry. Their first 'Lime Tree' was situated at the Penzance Arts Club, further down Chapel Street, and became very popular. Justin's love of cooking draws on eclectic influences from all over the world to create a local produce menu with an eye on the seasons. The move to Trevelyan House has allowed the restaurant to expand, and the rooms create an inviting atmosphere, both daytime and evening. A truly unique venue for all occasions. For reservations telephone 01736-332555 or click here

Established through donations from many members, The Artists' Garden is situated on the deck leading from the first floor. This provides an outdoor classroom for painting and poetry events and a pleasant place for a picnic lunch.

The Hypatia Collection at The Jamieson Library

The Old Post Office, Newmill, Penzance, Cornwall, TR20 8XN
Tel: 01736-360549
FAX: 01736-330704 email: info@hypatia-trust.org.uk

This is our main Library building. Visits can be arranged by appointment. Collections begin here and progress to their future placements. Individual archives on women entrusted to the Hypatia Library are registered, listed and stored here. Examples of collections and archives are: The Jessica Mann Crime Literature Collection and The Millennium Diary Archive (2000). The Lady Violet Deramore Archive has now been donated to York University and The Dorothy Una Ratcliffe Collection to Leeds University. The Paul & Vera Wagner American Studies Collection has now been given to the University of Bonn

The Jamieson Library in winter

Ceramic sculpture 'Tribute to Hypatia' by Martha Allan on the outside wall of The Jamieson Library

A summer evening at The Jamieson Library Like Hypatia-in-the-Woods, the Jamieson Library has been prepared with short-term residencies in mind. By invitation two Hypatia Fellows have benefitted already in 2008, with research stays of a few weeks each, and a formal application process is being agreed presently. If interested in a short stay - one week to one month - and have a creative project to complete, you may contact us by e-mail with your proposal. (info@hypatia-trust.org.uk)

Hypatia-in-the-Woods

In 1999 Elspeth Pope generously put her house and grounds in trust, for the use in perpetuity of the Hypatia Trust.

A few miles south of Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., the remodelling to form a writers' and artists' retreat, Hypatia-in-the-Woods, is now complete.

Elspeth's house was built in dense woodland close to Puget Sound. The house was constructed without felling any trees, and all the wood used in its construction came from cedar and pines which had blown down over the years. It is completely surrounded by trees, and is a wonderfully peaceful place.

The other building on the site was built by Elspeth's late husband, Jim Holly, to use as a workshop and storehouse. It has now been converted into an ideal place for small workshops and conferences. It was formally opened on 25th August 2007.

It can also be used as a quiet retreat for women to contemplate scholarly or creative projects.

In memory of Jim it is called
The Holly House.

For further details of Hypatia-in-the-Woods, and how you could help the project, you can visit the website by clicking here.

The Hypatia Collection at Exeter University

The Old Library Special Collections, The University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 4PT

Write to: Dr. Jessica Gardner, Special Collections Librarian
or click here to email her.

Working jointly with Exeter University, its librarians and its academic staff, across a wide range of subject areas, the Trust is developing projects which extend accessibility, facility, and influence. Exeter University, through its extensive network of regional and international academic partnerships, recognises the scholarly and research activities of the Trust, and will be employing its facilities in relevant ways as these become increasingly available. In Penzance, the new University project (University College, Falmouth and University of Exeter combined) is employing Trevelyan House as a local link, organising events, and student research programmes in the liberal and visual arts.