The Art Gallery

The Art Gallery on the top floor of the Granary building is a vibrant new space featuring changing exhibitions throughout the year. 

Penelope Timmis

South Shropshire based artist Penelope Timmis makes a welcome return to the gallery in May for a selling exhibition of her brightly coloured and energetic works.  Penny uses a variety of materials such as pastels, watercolour, charcoal and acrylic paint to create her exciting mixed media pieces which depict scenes of landscapes, animals and still life. More details . . . .

11am - 4pm

Free Entry
 

Portrait of Horace Walpole by William Hogarth 

A rare portrait of Horace Walpole by the celebrated eighteenth century painter William Hogarth is now on display in the gallery. 

Horace Walpole was best known as a collector, author of the Gothic novel The Castle of Otranto and builder of the flamboyant gothic villa Strawberry Hill. 

Hogarth is probably best known for his engravings, 'A Harlot's Progress and 'A Rake's Progress' in the 1730's. His portrait of Horace Walpole, aged 10, is on loan, from a private collection for the next six months. 

Read more about Horace Walpole and Hogarth in our blog 
 

Royal Visitor - Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I

A rare portrait of Queen Elizabeth I is on display in the art gallery which is on loan from a private collection.  The picture shows Her Royal Highness at the age of 40, in an exotically embroidered dress, with ruff and headdress holding a carnation in one hand and a cameo in the other.

Read more about our Royal guest in our blog
 

2012 Exhibitions

Paul Bennett (January), David Brett (February), Beth Fletcher (March), Caroline Hall (April), Penelope Timmis (May), Eiko Matsura (June), Brian Steventon (July), Open Art Competition (August), Angela Scott (September) and Stephen Read (October)

Open Daily

11am-4pm

Free Admission