Photography by Mark Carnaby

Russell-Cotes House
Conservatory
Main Hall
Victorian Bust
'Cockatoos, Toucan, Macaw and Parrots' - Henry Stacey Marks
Fountain Mosaic
Hand Carved Chair in the Main Hall
Victorian four seater chair
Wooden Eagle
Main Hall carpeted stairs
Main Hall stairs statue
Main Hall Skylight & Chandelier
Balcony Statue
Balcony
Paintings on the balcony
Boudoir Hallway
Butterfly glass case
Sumo Wrestlers figurine
Japanese artifacts in the Russell-Cotes collection
Japanese Warrior Armor
The Red Room with a view
Travel memorabilia
'Christmas Morning 1866' - John Brett
Stained glass window at entrance to the Art Galleries
Entrance to the Art Galleries
Bronze Sculpture in the Art Galleries
'Anno Domini' - Edwin Longsden Long
'A Good Joke' - Charles Frederick Goldie
Various Herbs & Spices collected on Russell-Cotes travels
Jerusalem in a box
Figurine Light Holder
Drawing Room Cabinet & Fireplace
Clock in the Drawing Room
Drawing Room Cabinet
Morning Room ceiling
Fireplace in the Morning Room
Russell-Cotes Garden
Russell-Cotes Garden
Japanese Garden & Russell-Cotes House
Japanese Garden & Russell-Cotes House
Anne and Merton Russell-Cotes
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Bournemouth

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

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“An exotic seaside villa built by hoteliers, Anne and Merton Russell-Cotes in 1901, filled with their extraordinary collection of British paintings and sculptures, as well as souvenirs from their travels around the world.”

This slightly shortened paragraph from the map & introduction leaflet I was handed to at the entrance of the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, in Bournemouth, sums up this place beautifully and is exactly how I found it to be!

Turned out to be a little exploration in it’s own right as I traversed the two and a half hour train journey from Surbiton down to Bournemouth on a hunch that this museum was going to be of great interest, well it exceeded that! jam packed with so many goodies that I must of spent most of the afternoon in there, everywhere you look, every nook and cranny, there was something of interest. I could go on but the pictures do it better justice than my ramblings ~ hope you enjoy these photos as much as I did taking them!

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