The Cornish Masters Gallery is in a granite colonnaded building, constructed in 1908 and formerly the Midland Bank, located in the centre of the High Street in St Ives close to the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Gardens. With its 15-feet high ceilings this historic building offers a great space to showcase a cross-section of the work presented on cornishmasters.com. The best of Cornish Fine Art from the Newlyn School of the 1880s to the St Ives Modernists of the 1950s and 1960s, and everything in between.
All works are for sale and exhibited artists include Stanhope Forbes, Walter Langley, Frank Bramley, Edwin Harris, Lamorna Birch, Charles Napier Hemy and from the St Ives Modernists: Peter Lanyon, Paul Feiler, Terry Frost, Bryan Wynter, Roger Hilton and John Wells. If you are travelling to visit us, please call Mark on 07887 757679 in advance so that we can ensure that we are available for your visit.
ADDRESS:
CORNISH MASTERS
5 HIGH STREET
ST IVES
CORNWALL, TR26 1RR
ARRIVING BY CAR:
There are a dozen public car parks in St Ives. The closest car parks are Station Car Park (5 minutes' walk from the gallery) adjacent to St Ives Railway Station, TR26 2BH. Also Stennack Car Park (3 minutes' walk from the gallery), situated behind the launderette on North Terrace, TR26 1QX. We suggest arriving by 10am to ensure a space in either car park, earlier in July and August. If both of these car parks are full, large and normally reliable alternatives are The Burrows & Trenwith Car Parks (15 minutes' walk from the gallery) by St Ives Leisure Centre, TR26 1HB. Please note that it is a steep walk from the leisure centre to the gallery in St Ives town centre.
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
Without doubt the most scenic way to arrive in St Ives is by train, catching the mainline, and changing just before Penzance at St Erth. The 3-mile St Erth to St Ives Bay Line is one of the most beautiful rail routes in the UK, running alongside Hayle Estuary before the scene opens up before you to reveal Porth Kidney Sands, then Carbis Bay and finally, a wonderful view of St Ives Harbour and the lichen covered roofs of the town. During the day there are generally 2 trains per hour covering the 15 minute journey, and the service is 7-days a week. Tip: choose a right hand window seat for the best bay views.