The art work
Our latest exhibition “Changes” mirrors the change of date from 2020 to 2022, the reconfigured allotted gallery space, and the loss and gain of members that our group has experienced over the last several years.
So you will see work based on several different categories:
- 78 Derngate, the house and furnishings were the initial inspiration for our original work. This work can be found in the Bassett Loake Room
- There were two challenges that inspired some of us - the idea of ‘decay’ as an agent of change with an agreed size and orientation to work to. To be found in the Gallery.
- Also a small challenge from one of our members, Sally, who gave us packs of fabrics and materials, and specified the use of some of everything provided, the size and the inspiration as Derngate. Hung in the Bassett-Loake Room
- New work produced through the pandemic, found in the Gallery and landing.
Visiting the Exhibition
78 Derngate can be found on the corner of Derngate and Victoria Road Northampton NN1 1UH ( What3Words App ///rash.only.handle)
Open: Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holidays (* the Dining Room is closed on Bank Holidays)
Hours: 10am to 5pm
Admission to the Visitor Centre is free which provides access to the galleries, shop and cafe/restaurant.
To view the house: bookings 01604 603407
Costs: adult £8.50, child £4.00, students £5.00 and some concessions
To book the Dining Room restaurant: 01604 230166 - booking advised, even for drinks.
Access
Adjoining houses have since been bought to house a gallery, cafe/dining room and shop, and make access easier.
There is only partial accessibility for those with mobility issues, Access to Galleries and Cafe/Dining room are by lift and this enables visits to some parts of the Rennie Macintosh decorated rooms.
Open: Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holidays (* the Dining Room is closed on Bank Holidays)
Hours: 10am to 5pm
Admission to the Visitor Centre is free which provides access to the galleries, shop and cafe/restaurant.
To view the house: bookings 01604 603407
Costs: adult £8.50, child £4.00, students £5.00 and some concessions
To book the Dining Room restaurant: 01604 230166 - booking advised, even for drinks.
Access
Adjoining houses have since been bought to house a gallery, cafe/dining room and shop, and make access easier.
There is only partial accessibility for those with mobility issues, Access to Galleries and Cafe/Dining room are by lift and this enables visits to some parts of the Rennie Macintosh decorated rooms.
Parking and Access
Parking: No parking available on-site although pick up and drop off can be made from the street outside the building.
Public Parking
The nearest parking is at Hazelwood Road (NN1 1LG) or 7 Albion Place (NN1 1UD)
2 nearby multi-storey car parks are 10 minutes walk away
St Johns (NN1 1HA) and St Michaels (NN1 3HR) or
The Midsummer Meadow open air car park (NN15NG), is a 10 minute walk across the park
Public Transport: Northampton has a railway station and bus station.
Public Parking
The nearest parking is at Hazelwood Road (NN1 1LG) or 7 Albion Place (NN1 1UD)
2 nearby multi-storey car parks are 10 minutes walk away
St Johns (NN1 1HA) and St Michaels (NN1 3HR) or
The Midsummer Meadow open air car park (NN15NG), is a 10 minute walk across the park
Public Transport: Northampton has a railway station and bus station.
Background information about 78 Derngate
78 Derngate, a terrace house with three floors, was built between 1815 and 1825. Various people lived there until it was bought for the newly married Mr and Mrs Bassett-Lowkes who moved in in 1917. An “old, cramped, dilapidated” house was transformed by the Glasgow architect, Charles Rennie Macintosh. This is the only house in England designed by Macintosh who was charged to squeeze out more space, install a bathroom and decorate it in a modernist style. This he achieved by moving a staircase, putting in a bay window at the front, and enlarging the parlour, the kitchen and dining room by adding an extension bay at the back of the house in the enlarged garden. He also designed much of the furniture and furnishings.
The Basett-Lowkes lived there for nine years before moving. The house passed through various hands until in 1964 it was acquired for the Northampton High School for Girls. It was little altered until finally bought in 1996 by Northampton Borough Council and subsequently taken over by the 78 Derngate Trust. Over the next five years funds were raised to restore the fabric and recreate the interior as originally envisaged.
78 Derngate, a terrace house with three floors, was built between 1815 and 1825. Various people lived there until it was bought for the newly married Mr and Mrs Bassett-Lowkes who moved in in 1917. An “old, cramped, dilapidated” house was transformed by the Glasgow architect, Charles Rennie Macintosh. This is the only house in England designed by Macintosh who was charged to squeeze out more space, install a bathroom and decorate it in a modernist style. This he achieved by moving a staircase, putting in a bay window at the front, and enlarging the parlour, the kitchen and dining room by adding an extension bay at the back of the house in the enlarged garden. He also designed much of the furniture and furnishings.
The Basett-Lowkes lived there for nine years before moving. The house passed through various hands until in 1964 it was acquired for the Northampton High School for Girls. It was little altered until finally bought in 1996 by Northampton Borough Council and subsequently taken over by the 78 Derngate Trust. Over the next five years funds were raised to restore the fabric and recreate the interior as originally envisaged.
Sales
The Museum shop will stock cards, artefacts and Inspiration packs for sale as well as the works themselves.
The Museum shop will stock cards, artefacts and Inspiration packs for sale as well as the works themselves.
For full information, location map and several interesting videos go to: www.78derngate.org.uk