The Spencer Gallery opened in 1962, is unique as the only gallery in Britain devoted exclusively to an artist in the village where he was born and spent most of his working life. Set in the heart of the village of Cookham he immortalized, the gallery occupies the former Victorian Methodist Chapel where Spencer was taken as a child to worship. It is situated not far from 'Fernlea', the cottage where Spencer was born and lived in Cookham High Street. The gallery is self-supporting and exhibits are changed during the year. It contains a permanent collection of his work, together with letters, documents, memorabilia, and the pram in which Spencer wheeled his equipment when painting landscapes. It also displays important works on long-term loan, and mounts a winter and summer exhibition each year. Over a thousand works have been shown since the gallery opened.
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