Painting of the West Front of Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral was built around 1175 and was the first English cathedral to be built in the new gothic style. By choosing to show just the central section of the...
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Painting of Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey was once the wealthiest monastic house in England. When it was dissolved in 1539 its buildings were plundered and quickly became ruinous. George Arnald presents the abbey as...
Painting of Portishead 'B' Power Station
Commissioned by the Central Electricity Generating Board, this is one of a number of architectural views by Tristram Hillier. Although the power station was operational in 1956, when Hillier painted...
Painting of Farmer Budge
In this carefully posed portrait, Farmer Edward Budge looks proudly at the viewer. He lived at Haselbury Park Farm where he farmed 350 acres mostly as the tenant of Lord...
Painting of the Sortie from Jellabad
This painting depicts the Siege of Jellalabad, an important battle that took place in the First Afghan War (1838-1842). The soldiers wearing red tunics are members of the 13th Light...
Painting of a man smoking a pipe
This is a rare oil painting by Alfred Leete. He tended to use watercolour and ink to produce satirical cartoons and humorous images. He is best known for designing the...
Painting of James Scarlett, Wine Merchant of Taunton
The Taunton Vale Hunt commissioned this portrait of James Scarlett as a mark of respect. James Scarlett started his career as a traveller in wine and spirits. He married Jane...
Painting of William Bidgood
William Bidgood served as Curator of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society from 1862 until his death in 1900. Natural history was Bidgoodês chief interest, but he contributed to...
Painting of the Bean/Lucas family
Reginald Henry Bean is shown with his wife Emma Lucas and three children Anna Louisa, John Rodbard and Henry Lucas. Emma was the daughter of John Robert Lucas who founded...
Painting of Castle Bow
This painting shows Castle Green and the Castle Hotel. In the 1800s stagecoaches travelling to and from London used the Castle Hotel as a stop-off point. Another of Tauntonês best-known...