The Sime Gallery
The Sidney Sime Gallery at Worplesdon, near Guildford in Surrey, houses a major collection of the fascinating and highly characteristic work of Sidney Sime (1865-1941), the famous artist, illustrator and caricaturist. | ||
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Bookings being taken now planning to open from Sunday 23 May. Wednesday and Sunday
2-4pm. Subject to Government roadmap re opening.
Perry Hill talk available via DVD. Copies are available for £5 from
ramblingrailwayman@gmail.com. We
do
hope you will enjoy looking at Sime's artwork on our website. On Sunday 23rd May,
we will be commemorating Sime's 80th Anniversary of his death (22 May 1941) so
watch this space for opportunities to visit the Gallery that weekend. Our
annual children's workshop has had to be postponed but is being planned for later in
the spring/summer depending on
restrictions. We hope to hold a few smaller outdoor childrens' activities when we
can reopen. Donations are always
welcome towards restoration of some of our paintings especially during these
challenging times. Please email
enquiries@sidneysimegallery.org.uk
for bank details or send to The Sime Gallery, Worplesdon Memorial Hall, GU33RF
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"HM Lord Lieutenant Michael More-Molyneux awarded Mary Broughton Chair person of
Sime Gallery the Surrey Lieutenancy's
Award in appreciation of her service to the community.
In a letter saying her tireless support to Sime Gallery, Worplesdon Memorial hall,
Worplesdon tennis club, St Mary's
Church, North Guildford food bank with appreciation for all she has done for Surrey
in the community of Worplesdon"
This was presented by Lady Elizabeth Toulson CBE DL on Saturday 8 May 2021
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Watch and Listen to a narration of Sidney Sime Carricatures |
Persons over 18 years of age who book an appointment to visit the Sime Gallery from now until 16th December 2020 on Wednesdays and Sundays between 2-4pm and leave their email address will be entered into a draw to win this Snow globe gin that light ups ready for the festive season. We look forward to seeing you and welcoming you to enjoy Sidney Sime artist master of the mysterious. |
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Mary bequeathed all those of her late husband's pictures that remained in her possession to the Trustees of the Worplesdon Memorial Hall for the creation of such a gallery.
Sime Gallery TrusteesIn 2019, the Trustees were successful in obtaining a Resilient Heritage grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Gallery has recently become a separate Sime Gallery Trust (CIO).Paintings and drawingsThere are 88 hung works on view, including theatrical caricatures, caricatures of local Worplesdon residents and landscape paintings in oil and watercolour. In total there are over 500 catalogued items.
To view a selection of our pictures online, go to our online gallery page. The oil paintings in our collection can be viewed in their entirety through the Art UK website. The Trustees pursue a continuing programme of restoration and conservation. They would like to express their gratitude to the many organizations and individuals who have supported this programme through grants and donations. FurnitureThe gallery also contains some furniture used frequently by Sime: a gate-leg table, which contains two portfolios of Sime's work and also various publications of interest; a Windsor chair; and a tallboy containing his original sketch books, numerous oil paintings, etchings, watercolour sketches, drawings and caricatures, and press cuttings. Visiting the galleryThe Gallery is normally open, from 2 to 4 pm, on Sundays and Wednesdays with prebooking required. The Gallery is also open throughout the annual Guildford Heritage Weekend in September and can be visited at other times by appointment. For details of where we are and how to contact us, see our visiting the gallery page. Worplesdon Memorial TrusteesThe Memorial Hall and the contents of the Sidney Sime Gallery are in the care of the Worplesdon Memorial Trustees, a registered charity (CIO). More details can be found on the Worplesdon Memorial Hall website. |
KEEPING IN TOUCH"The Art of Sidney Sime, Artist and Philosopher"
This 50-page illustrated booklet is available at �5 plus postage and packing. Please contact us for details.
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© The Sime Gallery CIO, 2020