Rook Lane Blog

June 7, 2017

Into the Forest- paintings and drawings of magical creatures and sacred trees. For Those in Peril- a series of small paintings inspired by images of migration past and present. Private View Saturday 8th 18:00 – 21:00 Open Daily […]

May 4, 2017

The Future of Creativity Join us for the launch night Saturday 24th 6.00pm – 9.00pm Opening Times: 26th: 9.30am – midday 27th to 28th: 10.00am – 2.00pm The students from Frome Community College in their final year are […]

March 22, 2017

Architecture and its Side Effects Alison Brooks has earned global reputation for her achievements in the field of design and architecture: from her first one off houses to her work in urban regeneration and housing, arts and education projects. Her […]

March 22, 2017

For a few days in May, Emma Chapman jewels ,The Chapel Collection, Samarkand Design, Richard Allan  Art and Scarves, Miranda Berrow ceramics, Annabelle Thom bags and belts, The Ottoman Collection clothes and Mama Jo make up, will be […]

March 21, 2017

In the 1970s Walter Segal developed a radical approach to affordable housing which allowed community groups to build their own cheap, easy-to-construct timber-framed homes on sites that were unsuitable for conventional housing. As an architecture student Duncan Roberts […]

March 11, 2017

Join Archaeologist William Filmer-Sankey and Architect Rhys Brookes to find out how good design marries the technical requirements of a modern railway with the need to preserve the beautiful historic infrastructure of the Great Western Line.

June 20, 2016

Julia Oborne’s paintings combine dreamlike colour and strange composition with solid, tangible objects, and have the aim of creating surreal scenes which do not quite ‘work’ whether this be because of an ill-fitting form or an unbalanced composition.

May 27, 2016

Home of our Delight explores the stories of the young men marked on the Mells village memorial, and of their families.

As well as gamekeepers, gardeners and colliery workers these men included the last son and heir of the Horner family and Mells estate, and his brother-in-law, the son of the wartime Prime Minister.

May 25, 2016

In 1891, a group of businessmen led by John Wainwright decided to take advantage of the high-quality basalt rock available for quarrying in the Mendips.

Thus J.Wainwright & Company was born, and has grown ever since.

Now, a new book written by celebrated historian Robin Thornes, charts the company’s development over the last 125 years.

March 10, 2016

Frome Art Fair returns to Rook Lane showcasing some fantastic local artists. Visitors will have the chance to revisit artists whose work they liked last time and also discover new artists whose work they may not otherwise have seen.