R A Gardner Exhibition

R A Gardner, 1850-1926, worked as a banker but also held many other positions in the town of Bourne: magistrate, trustee for Bourne United Charities, President of the Bourne Institute, President of the WW1 Volunteer Training Corps, the list goes on.
He was also an artist and exhibited at three Summer Exhibitions at the Royal Academy.
His life and work have been researched by volunteers of the Town Hall Histories project, looking through records and newspapers to discover how Gardner supported his hometown of Bourne in many different ways and finding out through genealogical research, how his legacy was continued in the town through his niece Ernestine Dunbar.
The suitably heritage setting of the Red Hall, Bourne's oldest building and home to 12 Gardner paintings, will host the exhibition. It is also here that Ernestine spent some of the inheritance from her 'beloved' uncle on renovating the Dunbar room, now named after her.
We are also proud to present a Gardner-inspired exhibition by the pupils of Willoughby Academy in Bourne. Using his landscapes as a starting point, the exhibition will be immersive and multi-sensory, taking place in the Darby & Joan Hall, located on the other side of the park from the Red Hall.
Join us in both locations to learn more about this local pillar of the community with a flair for painting.

Timings

Saturday 19 September:

1000-1600

Sunday 20 September:

1000-1600

Location & directions

Red Hall, South Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9LY

Contact on day:

Sallyanne Fulcher

Telephone number:

+441778422387

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The exhibition will take place on the first floor of the Red Hall. Access is via stairs only.

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