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Young Gallery

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Young Gallery — historic building and museum in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.

Young Gallery, museums in South East England

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1.5 h–3 h
Best time of year
Year-round
Nearest railway station
Salisbury · 0.8 km
  • Family-friendly
  • Wheelchair accessible

About

Young Gallery is a museum in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "historic building and museum in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0706°, -1.7954°.

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Heritage listing

The Young Gallery is an art gallery in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The gallery's collections include those from Edgar Barclay, John Creasey, Mick Maslen, Robin Tanner, and Edwin Young. It also has temporary exhibitions. The gallery is a free art museum in central Salisbury. It is housed on the first floor of Salisbury Library and holds a collection of over 4,000 objects, including books, paintings, prints, photographs, and sculptures. The collection started with over 300 watercolour paintings of scenes of Salisbury and the surrounding area by Edwin Young, after whom the gallery is named. The gallery has since acquired watercolours by artists of various periods.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

The Young Gallery is an art gallery in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The gallery's collections include those from Edgar Barclay, John Creasey, Mick Maslen, Robin Tanner, and Edwin Young. It also has temporary exhibitions. The gallery is a free art museum in central Salisbury. It is housed on the first floor of Salisbury Library and holds a collection of over 4,000 objects, including books, paintings, prints, photographs, and sculptures. The collection started with over 300 watercolour paintings of scenes of Salisbury and the surrounding area by Edwin Young, after whom the gallery is named. The gallery has since acquired watercolours by artists of various periods. In addition, the gallery has around 2,000 books in more than 20 languages, as well as book jacket designs, manuscripts, and ephemera related to the crime/thriller novelist John Creasey in the 1970s. The collection has expanded to include a collection of artwork and prints. It contains original works by Edgar Barclay, William Goldsmith, Robin Tanner, as well as prints by the English artists John Constable, David Hockney, Henry Moore, and J. M. W. Turner. In 2024, the former Edwin Young Collection and the John Creasey Museum were merged to allow the Young Gallery to renew its accreditation with Arts Council England.

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Coordinates
51.0706, -1.7954
District
Wiltshire
Parish
Salisbury
Postcode
SP1 1BG
Parliamentary constituency
Salisbury
Nearest railway station
Salisbury0.8 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Young Gallery?
Young Gallery is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP1 1BG), in the parish of Salisbury.
Who owns Young Gallery?
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Is Young Gallery a listed building?
Young Gallery is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
Is Young Gallery a protected site?
Yes — Young Gallery is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape (AONB).
How do I get to Young Gallery?
The nearest railway station is Salisbury, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SP1 1BG.