Welcome to Grey Funnel Galleries
About Us
Grey Funnel is a 'bricks-and-mortar' business which opened in October 2019. The premises was purchased in 2018 and was spruced up before opening. It is owned and run by Adrian Rowe who has lived and worked on the Island for many years.
We are currently only open at weekends but have plans to open on weekdays in due course.
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 of name.
Dazzle Camouflage
Some of our display stands and outside walls of the shop have been decorated with a traditional dazzle camouflage pattern. Dazzle was invented by Norman Wilkinson, who was a well known marine artist, and was used on ships during the First World War.
www.rainbowdazzle.com
Rainbow dazzle is our own colourful take on the traditional dark grey camouflage patterns used for warships during the early part of the 20th century.
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Local Artists
We have paintings by Mervyn Pearson, Deryck Foster, Richard Grant, Cavendish Morton, Malcolm Winter and Martin Swan,