Fra Newbery

A grant of £3000 has been awarded to Bridport Town Council by the Charles Hayward Foundation, for the restoration of a number of paintings in Bridport Town Hall. The application for this funding was made on behalf of the Town Council by the Bridport Area Development Trust. The paintings are the work of Francis H Newbery who was brought up in Bridport and later went on to become the Director of Glasgow School of Art and responsible for the international promotion of Charles Rennie Macintosh. Continue reading →