Museums · North West England
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Abbot Hall Art Gallery — Grade I listed art museum in Kendal, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Kendal · 1.0 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Abbot Hall Art Gallery is a museum in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed art museum in Kendal, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.3231°, -2.7439°.
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Heritage listing
Abbot Hall Art Gallery is an art gallery in Kendal, England. Abbot Hall was built in 1759 by Colonel George Wilson, the second son of Daniel Wilson of Dallam Tower, a large house and country estate nearby. It was built on the site of the old Abbot's Hall, roughly where the museum is today. Before the Dissolution of the Monasteries this was where the Abbot or his representative would stay when visiting from the mother house of St Mary's Abbey, York. The architect is unknown. During the early twentieth century the Grade I listed building was dilapidated and has been restored as an art gallery. As of January 2021 Abbot Hall was closed to the public while Lakeland Arts carried out a redevelopment of the building and grounds.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Kent and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Abbot Hall Art Gallery is an art gallery in Kendal, England. Abbot Hall was built in 1759 by Colonel George Wilson, the second son of Daniel Wilson of Dallam Tower, a large house and country estate nearby. It was built on the site of the old Abbot's Hall, roughly where the museum is today. Before the Dissolution of the Monasteries this was where the Abbot or his representative would stay when visiting from the mother house of St Mary's Abbey, York. The architect is unknown. During the early twentieth century the Grade I listed building was dilapidated and has been restored as an art gallery. As of January 2021 Abbot Hall was closed to the public while Lakeland Arts carried out a redevelopment of the building and grounds. The reopening was on 20 May 2023 with an exhibition by Julie Brook.
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Background
Architecture
Originally a town house, Abbot Hall was converted into an art gallery in 1957–62. The building is in stone on a plinth, with quoins, a belt course, a modillioned eaves cornice, and a parapet. The central block has two storeys with cellars, and there is a symmetrical east front of seven bays. Curved steps lead up to a central round-headed doorway in an architrave with moulded imposts, a projecting keystone, and an interlaced fanlight. This is flanked by two-storey canted bay windows, and outside these are recessed bays in one storey containing Venetian windows. The outermost two bays on each side are gabled, lower and further recessed, and have one storey. They contain two round-headed sash…
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- Coordinates
- 54.3231, -2.7439
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Kendal
- Postcode
- LA9 5AL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Phone
- +44 1539 722464
- Nearest railway station
- Kendal — 1 km
- Opening
- We-Sa 10:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.abbothall.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2820837 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Abbot Hall Art Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Abbott Hall Art Gallery, Kendal.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Abbot Hall Art Gallery?
- Abbot Hall Art Gallery is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA9 5AL), in the parish of Kendal.
- Is Abbot Hall Art Gallery a listed building?
- Abbot Hall Art Gallery is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Abbot Hall Art Gallery a protected site?
- Yes — Abbot Hall Art Gallery is part of the River Kent and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Abbot Hall Art Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Kendal, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA9 5AL.