Samuel Joshua Cooper, The Cooper Gallery, Barnsley.
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member wireworm
N 53° 33.305 W 001° 28.932
30U E 600545 N 5935094
A plaque on the front of the Cooper Gallery.
Waymark Code: WMDE40
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/01/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Touchstone
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This Barnsley Civic Trust Plaque in recognition of Samuel Joshua Cooper and his creation of an art gallery for the people of barnsley.It is mounted on the left of the entrance to the gallery.
The building on Church Street in barnsley was originally a Grammar School. He purchased it in 1912 and it was completed as the Cooper Gallery in 1913 just before his death. There was a bequest of 275 paintings.

Plaque reads
"Barnsley Civic Trust
2009
Samuel Joshua
Cooper
1830-1913
Who gave this Art Gallery
to the people of Barnsley"
........
Additional web site giving details of Mr cooper and his travels.
(visit link)
Blue Plaque managing agency: Barnsley Civic Trust

Individual Recognized: Samuel Joshua Cooper

Physical Address:
The Cooper Gallery
Church Street
Barnsley, South Yorkshire UK
S70 2AH

Web Address: [Web Link]
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