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Ferens Art Gallery

 
Description: City: Kingston upon Hull

Newest Review: ... freeman of the city and appointed Privy Councillor. He made many gifts to Hull which included the money and site for the Ferens Art Gallery . He was quite a philanthropist . There is one of the round , blue hertiage plaques on the outside front wall of Ferens Art Gallery acknowledging Thomas R Ferens . I worked at the Ferens for a time in the 1980's and it was fascinating and scary handling ... more

 ... some of the famous works which are part of the Ferens own collection and the temporary exhibits . I won't breach any security measures but suffice to say with such a wealth of works of art it needs to be tight . Whilst I worked there the gallery held a...more

eiley123
Premium Review Ferens Art Gallery: Come be a culture vulture (1840 words)
by eiley123 - written on 08/02/07 (Very useful, 192 readings)
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THE LOCATION * * * * * * * * * * * * * I can remember Ferens Art Gallery as a schoolchild in the late 1950's and have visited it from time to time since . It , and its surroundings , have undergone a few changes , in this time , but the frontage remains the same . It is situated next to the Monument Buildings , Victoria Square , Kingston-Upon-Hull . Hull is on the north bank of the River Humber , in the East Riding of the county of Yorkshire . At one time Victoria Square was a very busy square and in the heart of the town . In the early 1900's there was a monument bridge here which had Princes dock on one side and Queens dock on ...

 

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