St. Hilary Church Art

Study morning includes a lecture on the art works in St. Hilary Church and a guided tour.

This Study morning is based at St. Hilary Church, near Goldsithney near Penzance and begins with a lecture given by art historian Catherine Wallace on Annie Walke and the artists who made paintings for St. Hilary Church.

The Reverend Bernard Walke was the Catholic/Anglican vicar of St. Hilary Church for twenty years. He was a huge influence on Harvey and may have been one reason why he converted to Roman Catholicism in 1926. Walke along with his wife Annie Walke (1877 – 1965) befriended many of the artists living and visiting Cornwall at the time and invited them to make paintings for the church.

This lecture looks at the works of Annie Walke and works by other artists including Ernest and Dod Procter, Harold Harvey, Harold Knight, Alethea Garstin, Joan Manning-Saunders and Roger Fry that were made for St. Hilary. Followed by a tour of the Visitor centre and Church.