Cooper Gallery
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Cooper Gallery by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 15 Jul 2014
Art Gallery run by Barnsley Council Museums. The building dates from 1769 when it housed the Barnsley Grammar School. The building was purchased by Samuel Joseph Cooper when the school relocated, and he bequeathed it to the people of Barnsley along with his art collection, The gallery opened to the public in 1914.