NEWS
Conservation & Fund Raising To Date
Discover what conservation work has been completed since Friends was formed with money raised by the Friends & our magnificent donors.
Design A Christmas Card Competition 2021!
Enter our competition to design a Christmas card inspired by one of the artworks in our collection and the winning design will be printed as our chosen Christmas card for 2021!
Can You Help Us Add To Our Knowledge?
We’re especially interested in any information you may have about the works and/or the donors.
The Old Water Mill near Betws-Coed 1857 by Thomas Creswick R.A. (1811-1869)
Thomas was a man of many talents: landscape artist, book illustrator, etcher & draughtsman.
Launching the Lifeboat on the Yorkshire Coast by by W. Crossley, 1903
An oil on canvas painting of a 37 foot lifeboat, but who was it donated by?
An Italian Fiddler By D. Farnetti 1896
Did you know this oil on canvas painting was donated by a grocer from Blackburn?
The Proposal by Federico Andreotti (1847-1930)
Discover more about this oil on canvas painting & who donated it to us.
Derelict Treales Mill by Walter Eastwood (1867-1943)
Find out more about this watercolour painting & Walter Eastwood.
Who Remembers This Farm House? Gillett’s Cross Slack Farm
Learn more about this watercolour painted by local artist Walter Eastwood.
The Village Postman By Alfred Augustus Glendening Jnr (1861-1907)
Discover more about painter Alfred Augustus Glendening Jnr (1861-1907) & who donated this oil on canvas..
Blue Plaque: Richard Ansdell (1815-1885) – Lytham House London
Did you know there’s a blue plaque displayed on Richard Ansdell’s London home which he named Lytham House?
Do You Fancy A Short Walk Inspired by Richard Ansdell?
Take yourself on a Richard Ansdell trail of discovery usng Veronica McDonnell’s walking guide!
Returning Home from the Fishing Ground by William J.J.C. Bond (1833-1926)
Discover more about artist William Joseph Bond & who donated this painting.
In Disgrace 1886 by Charles Burton Barber (1845-1894)
Painter Charles Burton Barber (1845-1894), commissioned by Queen Victoria to paint the royal pets.
Another Mystery! Do You Know Who Donated The New Curate To The Collection?
Oil on canvas painted by Percy Robert Craft (1856-1934), but who donated it?
Can You Add To Our Research?
Could you help us fill in the blanks about the acquisition methods of some of our artworks?
Featured Artist: Thomas Falcon Marshall (1818- 1878)… & A Very Long Painting Name!
Is it “The Village Wedding or “The Young Squire’s Wedding: receiving the congratulations of his tenants, a scene of the Olden Time”?