Galleries · East Midlands
Harley Gallery and Foundation
In or near Holbeck.
Harley Gallery and Foundation — art museum in the UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Whitwell · 2.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Harley Gallery and Foundation is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1994. Wikidata describes it as: "art museum in the UK". Coordinates: 53.2623°, -1.1774°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Harley Gallery and Foundation is an educational charity situated on the ducal estate of Welbeck Abbey in North Nottinghamshire.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Harley Gallery was built in 1994, "converted with great aplomb by Leo Godlewski from the old estate gasworks built by the 5th Duke in 1860." The gas works were built to illuminate the 5th Duke's "New Works" at Welbeck, and were one of his early buildings. These works provided light and heat for the gallops, gardens and "underground drives which lace the Park... lit both by circular, plate glass skylights and gas lamps fed from the Duke's own purpose-built gas works (now the Harley Gallery)." The gas works were in a state of ruin when work began to convert them into the Gallery; however, parts of the original detail and character of the original building were retained - including an…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.2623, -1.1774
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- District
- Bassetlaw
- Parish
- Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck
- Postcode
- S80 3LW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bassetlaw
- Established
- 1994
- Nearest railway station
- Whitwell — 2.5 km
- Official site
- www.harleygallery.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5658802 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Harley Gallery and Foundation (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Sculpture at Welbeck - geograph.org.uk - 3415793.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Harley Gallery and Foundation?
- Harley Gallery and Foundation is in Nottinghamshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S80 3LW), in the parish of Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck.
- What is Harley Gallery and Foundation?
- Harley Gallery and Foundation — art museum in the UK.
- How do I get to Harley Gallery and Foundation?
- The nearest railway station is Whitwell, about 2.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode S80 3LW.
- When was Harley Gallery and Foundation built?
- Built or established in 1994.
- How do I get to Harley Gallery and Foundation?
- The nearest railway station is Whitwell, about 2.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S80 3LW.