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Kendal - Abbot Hall Art Gallery,
Kirkland, Kendal, LA9 5AL. Tel 01539 722464
Location : Kendal
Map - Ordnance Survey - SD 517922
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Kirkland, Kendal, LA9 5AL. Tel 01539 722464
Location : Kendal
Map - Ordnance Survey - SD 517922
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Beside the Parish Church is the Abbot Hall Art Gallery, set in an
attractive Georgian House in a beautiful setting beside the River Kent, surrounded by a park,
and overlooked by the ruins of Kendal Castle.
It is one of Britain's finest small art galleries and a wonderful place in which to see and enjoy art in the elegantly proportioned rooms of a Grade I listed building. As well as owning a fine collection of British art, Abbot Hall is highly acclaimed for its stimulating exhibition programme. The permanent collection includes key works by George Romney, and two dramatic paintings of Windermere by Philip de Loutherbourg. There are fine examples of 18th Century furniture and some delightful portait miniatures. There is also an important collection of 20th Century British art. There is a painting by John Bracken of Lady Anne Clifford here. |
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There is a gift shop and coffee shop, and disabled facilities. There is a picnic area by the river.
The Museum of Lakeland Life is housed in what was the stable block of Abbot Hall. There are displays of traditional rural trades of the area, including farming machinery and tools, showing how Cumbrian people lived, worked and entertained themselves over the last 300 years.
Abbot Hall has recently purchased Blackwell, the house designed by Arts and Crafts architect Baillie Scott, situated just south of Bowness-on-Windermere.
The interior photographs on this page were supplied by Abbot Hall.
For more information about Abbot Hall see www.abbothall.org.uk.
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Aerial photo by Jonathan Webb, www.webbaviation.co.uk |
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