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Welcome to the Grey Funnel gallery
About Us
Grey Funnel is a small art gallery in the popular and sunny seaside town of Shanklin on the Isle of Wight which opened in October 2019. We specialise in marine paintings and modern British art but also have an interesting range of collectables, art books and objets d'art.
Grey Funnel is owned and run by Adrian Rowe who has lived and worked on the Island for many years. After leaving school he took up an apprenticeship with Elliott Turbomachinery in Cowes (formerly J Samuel White Shipbuilders & Engineers) followed by employment across a range of engineering industries.
Image: A favourite painting by Alan Lowndes, 'St. Ives Harbour' (illustrated p.173, 'Alan Lowndes' by Jonathan Riley, 2010, Construction Arts Ltd)
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Our Name
The shop at 3 Carter Road was built on land originally owned by Vice Admiral Thomas Wren Carter (1787-1874) and so Grey Funnel (an informal name for the Navy) was an apt choice for the gallery.
Image: Gallery sign made by A J Wells & Sons and Lions heads cast in lead by H Crowther Ltd of British Grove, Chiswick.