Galleries · South East England
Stanley Spencer Gallery
Stanley Spencer Gallery — art museum in Cookham, Berkshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Cookham · 1.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Stanley Spencer Gallery is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1962. Address: SL6 9SJ. Wikidata describes it as: "art museum in Cookham, Berkshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.5597°, -0.7073°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Stanley Spencer Gallery is an art museum in the South of England dedicated to the life and work of the artist Stanley Spencer. It was opened in 1962 and is located in the Thameside village of Cookham, Berkshire where the artist was born and spent much of his life. The gallery's collection comprises over 100 paintings and drawings, which includes a number of long-term loans. Exhibitions are mounted on a regular basis and include loans from other public institutions and public collections.
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Background
Description
Cookham was very important to Stanley Spencer, he called it ‘a Village in Heaven’ and it was an endless source of artistic inspiration throughout his life. After his death in 1959 friends and patrons determined to find a permanent home within the village in which to display paintings and drawings that would serve as a memorial to the artist. Those involved in the project included Joan George, who lived for a time in the artist's former house Fernlea and became the first honorary secretary; Gerard Shiel, a solicitor and local collector of Spencer's works; Donald Rademacher, a former director of the John Lewis Partnership; and the Rev Michael Westropp, vicar of Cookham who had extended…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5597, -0.7073
- District
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Parish
- Cookham
- Postcode
- SL6 9SJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Maidenhead
- Established
- 1962
- Nearest railway station
- Cookham — 1.1 km
- Official site
- stanleyspencer.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7599961 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stanley Spencer Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stanley Spencer Gallery?
- Stanley Spencer Gallery is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SL6 9SJ), in the parish of Cookham.
- When was Stanley Spencer Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1962.
- Is Stanley Spencer Gallery a protected site?
- Yes — Stanley Spencer Gallery is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Stanley Spencer Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Cookham, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL6 9SJ.