Welcome to Percy House Gallery, Cockermouth, Scotland. Percy House was first thought to have been built in 1598 by Henry Percy, the 9th Earl of Northumberland, as a home for the Percy bailiff. In one of the rooms upstairs is a carved plaster ceiling with the date 1598. The centre of the ceiling bears a Tudor rose and lover’s knot with the initials AM. Also depicted are various hunting animals and birds.
Percy House Gallery, Cockermouth, situated in the English Lake District, opened in May 2002.
It is situated in a historic building dates back to 1390 which had been hidden from public view for over two decades.Percy House Gallery has unique features which include original bread oven, fire places and plaster work, it is the ideal setting for the unusual arts and crafts on display. These include jewellery, textiles, glassware, ceramics, metalware, paintings and photographs. The sculpture is produced locally using a variety of sandstone, slate and limestone. Exhibitions at the Percy House Gallery, change monthly and vary from paintings and drawings to a wide range of textiles, photographs and sculpture.
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